Midterm Flashcards
sociological enterprise
the effort to explore the relationship between individual biography and social structure
sociological imagination
distinction between “the personal troubles of milieu” and “the public issues of social structure”
agency
power to act and make decisions for oneself
micro
interpersonal interactions, group dynamics, communication and meaning-making
meso
organizations, networks, or institutions between the micro and macro
macro
widespread social processes, national or international institutions, cultural patterns
marmot study
found that those in the lower levels of the work force tended to have higher death rates and more deadly diseases
flexible resources
“cause of causes” or “risk of risks”
resources that determine whether or not people can engage in health enhancing/protective behaviors because they can be use in different ways and different situations
strongest SES factor
education
SES
socioeconomic status (SES) in sociological research refers to income, occupational prestige, and level of education
fundamental cause theory
(1) influences multiple diseases (not limited to only one or a few diseases or health problems)
(2) affects disease out comes through multiple pathways of risk (risk factors)
(3) involves access to resources that can be used to avoid risks or minimize the consequences of disease if it occurs
(4) can be reproduced over time by replacing intervening mechanisms
point of brown et al reading
demonstrate how asthma is a politicized illness experience
epidemiological worlds
the ways in which health outcomes are different and inequitable throughout the world
tuskegee study + impacts
black men tricked into being given syphilis by being told that they’d be receiving free health care. today the trust the black people have in the medical community is low due to this and other similar experiences
concentrated disadvantage
sociological term for neighborhoods with high percentages of residents of low socioeconomic status
