Health and Society Flashcards
1
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Process by which problems or issues not traditionally seen as medical became to be framed as such
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Medicalization
2
Q
Concept describing the social rights and obligations of a sick individual
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Sick role
3
Q
Covers most people age 65 or older and some younger people with disabilities
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Medicare
4
Q
Joint federal and state program that helps cover medical costs for poor people with limited resources
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Medicaid
5
Q
Illness in a general sense
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Morbidity
6
Q
Death
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Mortality
7
Q
Relationship between lower income and higher morbidity is spurious because other facts such as genetics and biology affect both health and socioeconomic status
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Selection theory
8
Q
Connection between income and health
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Drift explanation
9
Q
Social status position determines health
A
Social determinants theory
