Sociological Perspectives on Health Flashcards
__?__ set out changes in the public health system, giving local authorities more responsibility and funding for public health in their area.
The Health and Social Care Act 2012
Local authorities are supported by the executive agency __?__
Public Health England
True or false: The NHS has a legal duty to improve health inequalities
True
What is the Faculty of Public Health?
Independent body that sets standards for specialists in public health in UK
Which model examines the layers of influence between and individual and their environment?
Social model of health
Which sociological theory holds a consensus view of society where we are all working together?
Functionalism
Which sociological theory holds a view that society is in conflict between the classes - capitalists and workers?
Marxism
“Health services restore functioning to contribute to society” is a view held by:
A) Marxists
B) Functionalists
B) Functionalists
According to functionalist theory, when does malfunction occur?
When individuals and institutions pursue their own interests
What is the Marxist view on health care systems?
Health service fixes people to put them back on the conveyor belt to produce profits for capitalists
According to Marxism, what are the health problems caused by capitalist society?
- Pollution (for profits)
- Promotes alcohol and tobacco for profit
- Working conditions cause stress, and therefore illness
Who said: “Not only does capitalism create conditions for poor health, but it also profits from attempts to cure that same poor health”
Haralambos (a Marxist)
Rates of physical and mental illness are higher in societies with higher levels of __?__
Inequality
True or false: There is little evidence to suggest that social inequality causes ill health
False
