Interpretivist sociologists would choose to not use lab experiments because they lack ecological validity as they are conducted within an environment that is artificial to the participant. This means that the results don’t reflect true-life behaviour because of both the environment they conducted the task in, and the nature of the task wasn’t true to real life and can also be said to not be generalisable to a population because of their small sample sizes in which lab experiments are conducted. Furthermore, participants might have been aware that they were being studied and so might not act normally, which is called the Hawthorne effect. Another reason why interpretivist sociologists don’t choose to use lab experiments is that they say human behaviour cannot be measured or explained in terms of cause and effect, and instead humans act in terms of feeling, choices and also individual motives. Society doesn’t lend itself to be studied in a laboratory and this is because it is so complex and cannot be artificially created.
What do you propose be done to improve the social determinants of health in Canada? As pointed out earlier, it will be very difficult to improve the social determinants of health in Canada. This is not to say that it is impossible, however it will take a tremendous amount of effort and community teamwork to attain desirable outcomes. Public health workers must advocate for the community members and educate them about the significant impacts of social determinants of health. Dennis Raphael (2009a) proposed that, in addition to their role in the community, public health workers can make a difference in the lives of the community members by encouraging and facilitating them to lobby for health-supporting policies that aim to improve the social
Psychosocial assignment This assignment is going to be looking at an individual’s psychological, social and cultural needs and will be looking at ways in which they could be discriminated against and how this could be affecting them socially and psychologically and how they can be empowered to overcome this. It will also look at other psychological factors that could be affecting them and how this could be impacting on them and look at what types of healthcare professionals may be available to help them. It will assess their different health promotion needs and how these could be met. The character that has been chosen to write about from the scenario is Betty. Anti- discriminatory practice is when a difference in someone is identified
In this essay I will be discussing the sociological approaches to ill health& health whilst assessing the biomedical & socio-medical issues and linking them to the given scenario. There are four particular approaches that I will be focussing on these are: Functionalism, Marxism, Interactionism and Feminism. The functionalist approach to health & ill health is a statement which was inspired by the work of Talcott Parsons. He concluded that in order for a society to function correctly & effectively all the members within the society must be healthy. Those within the society that were sick would be seen as a barrier that stops society from progressing.
by trying to second guess what the researcher wants them to do and acting accordingly, which would not give very valid data. An obvious solution to this would be observing people without their knowledge, however this causes a lot of ethical issues; a general rule of sociological research is that a person must give their informed consent to be studied. Informed consent can be difficult to find with certain groups, for example children, as this would also require their parent or guardian to give consent, making obtaining data even more difficult and time consuming. Misleading people to
Creative and Therapeutic Activities in Health and Social Care P3-IdentifyLegislations, guidelines and policies relevant to the implementation of creative and therapeutic activities * Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 * Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 * The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 * The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 * The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 The role of the professional when planning creative and therapeutic activities | To challenge inappropriate behaviours in others | To recognise the needs of service users and others | To treat others with dignity and respect | They have to treat people fairly and without bias and about creating conditions in the workplace that encourage and value diversity and promote dignity | The service users have to be treated with dignity and respect and are committed to ensuring that all employees are provided with a safe working environment which is free from all forms of bullying, sexual harassment and harassment. | They need to listen to the clients, be sympathetic, and offer kind words of encouragement. | Negative habits might spill over into the outside world. Employees have to speak to the clients with professionalism and positive speech | They need to be motived enough to work independently and get things done without any instruction and they need to have Positive Attitude towards Work,"can-do" attitude * They need to have an interest and ability in art, crafts, drama and music * They need to be creative and imaginative * They need to have a caring and encouraging attitude * They need to have good communication skills * They need to be friendly so that the client won't be in an awkward situation |
Comparison Paper Kimberly Knipp May 7, 2012 NUR/408 Lori Barrasso Public health goes back a long way. Charles-Edward A. Winslow, an American public health leader, defined public health as “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, the control of community infections, the education of the individual in principles of personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing service for the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease, and the development of the social machinery which will ensure to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health” (Winkelstein Jr., 2002). Today, the definition remains the same, although some may add the mental and physical aspects of health as well. This definition provided has lasted throughout the years and in 1948 the World Health Organization used it to provide the definition of health: "A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (Winkelstein Jr., 2002). Although health was always a concern including in ancient times, during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, also known as the Renaissance period, public health became a major issue due to the bubonic plaque.
P1- Describe key aspects of strategies. Describe key aspects of public health in the UK Public health is 'the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts of society'. The public health definition was written by Sir Donald Acheson, in 1988 to focus on modern public health; to collect responsibility for health and on prevention. The multi-disciplinary approach emphasises partnership with the people who are being served. Monitoring the health status of the population means that the government will keep track of the health in the UK population and also announce any problem with public health For example once the trends and patterns of Chlamydia are seen, the government would have to see what type of service is needed such as clinics and walk in centres.
There are three main approaches to health education. The approaches have been used to as a way to improve the health of individual. The three approaches are social marketing approach, roles of mass media and community development approach. Health education authorities use different approaches to promote health education. They use different ways such as social marketing like posters on buses and the marketing is based on the focusing on what people need help with and how to help them to stop their habits and also to help them know about the risks that they are putting themselves, in order to promote the health education criteria.
I hope I have managed to explain clearly in my essay the importance of social care values and anti-discriminatory practice, after all it is the difference between good and bad practice. Bibliography Bingham, E. et, al. (2009) HNC in social care. Heinemann. Browne, K. (2005) An Introduction to Sociology Polity Press: Cambridge Lawson, T. and Garrad, J.