Class 2 Flashcards
Define the “sick role.”
The theory that individuals who are ill have certain rights and responsibilities in society; if an ill person cannot fulfill the same duties as a healthy person, society for allows for a certain amount of deviant behavior.
What is social epidemiology?
It is the study of the social determinants of health and the use of social concepts to explain patterns of health in society.
What is the Maluthusian Theory concerning demographic change?
Thomas Maltus hypothesized that unchecked population growth would quickly exceed carrying capacity, leading to overpopulation and catastrophes.
What does the Democratic Transition Theory state?
States that societies transition from high births and high death rates to low birth and low death rates.
When does social reproduction occur?
When social inequality is passed from one generation to the next.
Describe the difference between master status, ascribed status, and achieved status.
Master status- role/position that dominates; this tends to determine your general “place” in society.
Ascribed status- one that is assigned to you by society regardless of effort.
Achieved status- one that is earned
Difference between Role Conflict and Role Strain.
Role conflict occurs when there is conflict among the expectations for multiple social positions(ex. Physician, spouse, parent), whereas role strain is when there is tension in the expectations of a SINGLE social position. (ex. a student deciding whether to study or go party.)
What is cultural transmission and cultural diffusion.
Cultural transmission is the METHODS that a group of people within a society use to learn and pass on new information. Cultural Diffusion is the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another.
Explain the difference betwen assimilation, multiculturalism, ethnocentricism, and cultural relatism.
Assimilation- the process by which a person or group’s culture comes to resemble those of another group.
Multiculturalism- the preservation of various cultures or cultural identities within a single unified society.
Ethnocentricism- the belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture
Cultural Relativism- an individual’s beliefs activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own culture(ex. “why do some cultures eat fried crickets?” vs. “fried crickets are just disgusting!’)
