Sociology

Question 1

sociology def

Answer 1

social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.

Question 2

health sociology def

Answer 2

a branch of sociology that focuses on socio-structural influences on health and disease. It is the analysis of social, cultural and environmental conditions for health and disease.

Question 3

social determinants of health

Answer 3

• Socio-economic factors
• Environmental conditions
• Educational opportunities
• Lifestyle
• Social support and networks
• Personal characteristics such as age, gender or ethnicity

Question 4

The MoMo-study (Spengler)

Answer 4

Aim: identifying health-related lifestyles in adolescents and analyzing the association with overweight

Background: health is determined by: genetics, health-related behavior and other factors (social and physical environment, etc.)

Methods:
- 1643 adolescents (11-17 years)
- Measures:
- Food consumption (HuSKY healthy nutrition score)
- Physical activity (MET/hour)
- Electronic media use (hours/day)
- Socio-economic status (SES)
- Migration background
- BMI (height, weight)
- A cluster analysis was performed that showed 4 different clusters

Question 5

vertical social inequality def

Answer 5

differences according to education, professional status, income and power resulting in disadvantages or unequal treatment

Question 6

horizontal social inequality def

Answer 6

inequalities between gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, marital status, region or residence

Question 7

health equity def

Answer 7

establishment of equal health opportunities (comparable distribution of access and life changes)