Midterm Flashcards
What is sociological imagination
connects the personal to the social structure
What is social structure
patterned instutional arrangment
What is agency
capacity to act independently and make decisions
what are flexible resources and examples
resources that people can use to avoid risks. Examples: geographic location, income, access to medical technology
What is encapsulated by SES
income, occupation, and education
What did Brown et al. convey about asthma
that asthma is a politicized illness experince ie. not the individuals fault
What is an epidemiological world
where people live based on resources: poverty, healthcare access…
What was the tuskeegee experiment and how did it impact the healthcare system
Syphilius was injected into african american men under the guise as treatment for it resulting in reduced trust in system
What is concentrated disadvantage
phenomenon where substance abuse, crime, poverty… occur most in one area
What is global racial capitalism
how racism has been exploited by richer countries causing the poor and minorites to beceome more vulnerable than previously seen
What is the gender paradox
women live longer with more diseases yet men die quicker
What is the constrained choice theory
how policies, community, and family and friends affect out decisions and how those affect our health outcomes
What is disease
the physical problem
What is illness
The subjective feeling
What is sickness
How our disease/illness affects our social role
