P3 – Explain patterns and trends in the health and illness among different social groupings. M2 – Use different sociological perspectives to discuss patterns and trends of health and illness in two different social groups. In this report I will discuss the different patterns and trends among different social groupings. Measuring health There are three main sources that we get health and illness statistics from, the government, charitable organizations and pressure groups, and academic researchers and other authors. There are many different statistics that the government collects and produces.
Social Location Paper Social location, as defined by James M. Henslin’s Sociology: A Down-To-Earth Approach 9th edition, is the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society. More plainly Henslin defines it in context as “the corners in life that people occupy because of where they are located in a society” (Henslin, 2011). Essentially social location is how our backgrounds and cultural upbringings affect our place and views on society as a whole. Social location is a person’s place in society and factors such as gender, class, race, and religion are four of the main factors in determining one’s social location. Many of the things I’ve been a part of, being a Southern Catholic, being raised in a white
In this assignment I am going to be describing the factors that may influence responses in health and illness. Within society there are many different factors in which may take effect on an individual’s beliefs and responses to health and illness. These factors for example may be status, gender, age. I will be describing the factors that can affect health and illness within a society based in statistics that I have found. Factors I will be focusing on are age, gender, social class, available infrastructure and the sick role.
I will then use different sociological perspectives, to discuss and evaluate patterns and trends of health and illness in two different social groups. Measuring health The health of individuals varies according to socio-economic characteristics reflecting, at least in part, different exposures to factors that influence health. Since populations comprise groups of individuals, and these groups tend not to be random, e.g. groups defined by geography or on the basis of occupation, there are differences between the health of different population. Statistical trends in the levels of health and illness are generated from three main sources: Government statistics The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial
Unit IV Epidemiology - “epi” – on,upon, befall - “demo” – people, population, man -“ology” – study of -The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states in specified populations and the application of this study to control health problems. What is it? *Quantitative discipline based on the principles of research methodology and statistics. *Have made a significant contribution to the identification of risk factor *Distribution – how are cases of the condition of interest spread across a population differently by gender,age,geographic location, socio economic status, other features? *Determinants – what risk factors or antecedent events are associated with the appearance of a disease or condition?
These factors are created or exist with the mental or physical presence of others, and with these factors creates stories of extraordinary performances, failed success stories, stories of heart break and stories of acceptance. Through the studies of Dr. Kurt Lewin ( group dynamics and Lewin’s Field Law) and Dr. Yerkes Dodson (Dodson’s Law Theory of social facilitation) we can learn, understand and interpret these behavioral changes (Snyder, 2009) (Calabrese, 2008). Social influence can be brought on by the actual, imaginary, or implied presence of others. The actual presence of people is simply the people around you, family, friends, co-workers, fans, and people of similar interest groups. Imaginary or implied presence can be experienced through television, an imaginary audience created in one’s mind to create a staged atmosphere or by following a cultural norm.
Ethnicity has repeatedly been shown to be a strong indicator of health status. Deprivation, socioeconomic factors such as income, education and unemployment, is recognised as a major indicator of health. These are demographic characteristics that will influence services, for example if a local community have a particularly high number of older people then residential homes and nursing homes are going to be more important that than services for children like nurseries and playgroups. I have chosen to look at teenage pregnancies and child poverty in Norfolk. Child Poverty Many children and young people in Norfolk face a variety of disadvantages that mean they are less likely to have positive outcomes for their lives.
development of pysychology an sociology . INTRODUCTION In this assignment, I am going to explore the development of psychology, sociology, and social policy issues affecting public health and how they are encompassed within nursing and the scenario involving Danny. I will demonstrate how these issues relate to an individual, their families, and communities as a whole. I will then describe inequalities, discrimination, and how we manage society’s differences. I will give an outlining definition of what each of the terms psychology, sociology and social policy means.
Structural-Functionalist Theories of Social Problems: Social Pathology- According to certain Social Models, social problems are said to come from some sort of sickness. You are normally born with this illness much like a sickness that makes the body become ill. The difference is a normal sickness is much easier to identify and cure. A social sickness can go on for years or even a lifetime before they are discovered. A social illness is defined as when a member of society is not adequately socialized to adopt its norms and values.
“In social situations behavior adjusts to facilitate the area around a person. There are influences on social behavior but there is also the persons actions and whether or not these actions are socially acceptable behavior or not". There have been so many studies done on human social behavior, because there are many various behaviors and even more influences, such as genetic, environmental, religious, cultural, financial, educational, the list goes on and on. "Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others “ said American psychologist, Gordon Allport, . (Gupta, unknown) When people draw conclusions about behaviors they give it attributions."