ASC 101 – 2012 Essay assignment Question 4: Focusing on one specific health-related issue or medical condition, critically discuss how social factors can serve to shape and inform notions of health and wellness, illness and disease. This question must make reference to the readings from Week #6 regarding ‘Health and the self’, specifically the notion of ‘social determinants of health’. Examples of health issues that you may wish to explore in this essay include diabetes, the ‘obesity epidemic’, or ‘mental illness’. This essay critically discusses how social factors can serve to shape and inform notions of health and illness. It begins by outlining the limitations of the dominant model of health—the biomedical science model—before proposing
Treatments such as medications, surgical procedures, psychotherapy and in some instances spiritual guidance and so on. Ending one’s life should not be performed simply because a patient is depressed, or feels as though he or she is a burden, worried about being dependant or just tired of life. Diversity in the United States is among the greatest in the developed world, because of this- it’s difficult to share norms and enforce them. In some cultures and religions taking one’s life is unacceptable and forbidden and in others so long as there is justification then and only then would it be considered just. Assisted suicide is currently illegal in most states in the United States.
High levels of illness are more common in areas of low social class, areas of high unemployment and environmental pollution. Lower life expectancy is also more common in areas of poverty. The government do not tackle these problem areas because of cost and also because the more advantaged would end up footing the bill which would place them at a disadvantage. Social classes will always show differences when related to health and ill health in society. The Feminist Approach This approach looks very strongly into the impact of social inequalities on women's health especially concerning child birth and contraception, this
Yazbeck, AbdoAttacking Inequality in the Health Sector: A Synthesis of Evidence and Tools. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2009. The book contains various facts and statistics of inequalities in health outcomes and in the use of health services. During the last 10 years, the World Bank has researched the needs of the poor and those who are easily targeted. The research’s purpose is fully understanding why there are inequalities in health and finding ways to get through them.
The Right to Health Care notes that the United States is one of the few, if not, only, developed nation in the world that does not guarantee health coverage for its citizens. (The right to heath care) If Americans had free healthcare it would decrease poverty, preserve lives, and help create a healthier country. To begin, health in the United States is very strongly correlated to income. One way to reduce poverty is to alleviate healthcare as an expense. Many people live with sickness and illnesses today, because they can’t afford medical bills.
Economic Issues Simulation Paper HCS/440 Health care economics of has made drastic changes in the United States because it reflects and perceives the demand for medicals care and health care cost. Economics plays a major role in health care because it focuses on the financial aspects of the overall health care system as well as acknowledging the financial elements impacts the patient. In general economics refers to the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or materials welfare of humankind. Economist examines health care by using economics to make structured choices for improving the access to health care services and maximizing welfare for patients with different income levels. The
The Relationship between Class and Health 654307 | M12 Gwyneth Warner Word Count: 2006 6th August 2012 | SHN 123 The aim of this essay is to consider how the structural factor of social class affects health, the pre-existing theory being that the length and richness of an individual’s life is strongly shaped by the hierarchies that stand around income, education and occupation (Graham, 2001). This will be achieved by examining ideas and evidence of health inequalities, economic reports and national statistics to validate and determine the best explanations of this theory. Social class is a term that refers to a group of people who hold a particular economic and social position in society (Laureau
Global Social Issues and Change Michael Haney and Brittany Heredia University of Phoenix Introduction To Sociology SOC/100 Shyanne Ledford November 07, 2013 Global Social Issues and Change Universal health care focuses on providing medical health coverage for each citizen of a nation (Mehmud & Neiman, 2013). Some believe universal healthcare takes money from higher income individuals and transfers it to lower income individuals for sustaining his or her medical needs. Generally, taxes from higher incomes levels pay for this kind of deficiency (Mehmud & Neiman, 2009). Some believe this sort of program provides social equality for those individuals experiencing some type of inequality or poverty situation. Others view universal healthcare as sharing the burden or responsibility for the nation’s population.
There are many factors that contribute to the health of Indigenous Australians. It include education, employment, housing and incarceration. For example, people with low incomes tend to expend less money for food and see doctors less often, because they can not afford. As result they are getting sick more often. Some Indigenous people tend to live in the isolated area, where access to clean water, doctors and health clinics is
These strategies however are based on Western frameworks and do not consider native resources and skills, willingness of tribal practitioners to incorporate them and often don’t have meaning for indigenous people (596-597). In the 1950’s, Indian Health Services (IHS) became the primary provider of federally defined health care services for this population(Chino & DeBruyn, 2006, p. 596), however, this is affected by decreased federal funding and creates a disparity in health care, in that not all people have access to IHS, due to location, time and travel. Community capacity and empowerment are more long term strategies that don’t work when people are faced with a more immediate and substantial need (Chino & DeBruyn, 2006). Unemployment, lack of education and English as a second language, or those with an existing disabilities are some other cited reasons for health disparities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, November 20, 2014). Chino & DeBruyn (2006) state that a model “rooted in indigenous ideology exemplifies the type of capacity building framework that can work well in AN/AI communities” and includes a 4 step process (598-599).