I wonder if this is more due to biological differences or social differences

I’ve always thought that this was strange as it doesn’t really tell them much about the person. There should always be more options than just Hispanic or not Hispanic.

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This fact is absolutely devastating to me and is completely unfair. This is something that should not be a reality.

This relates a lot to the part above it talking about social hierarchies. These hierarchies can have a big impact on where someone lives, which in turn affects what resources they have access to.

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I feel like there is no way to have a definition of disability that everyone will agree with. Especially when there are so many different types and spectrums of disability, it is hard to have a concrete meaning.

I wonder why there is such a big difference in the number of infant deaths based on country. Also why are the highest 10 so much higher than the lowest 10, and so high in general.

I think it’s extremely sad how big of a difference there is between Life expectancy in high income countries vs. low income countries. When people are born, they don’t get to chose where they live, so being born into a low income country is so unfair; especially due to the lower life expectancy.

I feel like this isn’t usually stressed enough. People always say nature vs. nurture, but the combination of the two is so important.

Close influences directly affecting health

Shift in the age with the most risk of dying from chronic degenerative diseases due to reductions in behavioral risk factors.

Mortality rates dropped and life expectancy increased (70 years).

A transition stage caused by advances in medical knowledge and public health. Life expectancy was older than before (50 years)

More prevalent in low income countries today since it is usually due to improper nutrition, sanitation, and unclean water.

I feel like this was definitely an important shift that was made since it makes sure to look at not only the biological causes, but also the social patterns. The biology of it all doesn’t always give the full picture and sometimes the social characteristics can really help.

Natural environment observations

Identifies cause and effect effect relationships between variables

Helpful in studying attitudes of values

Researched forms a hypothesis, designs a study, draws conclusions from data

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Society is dominated by social inequality and conflict

Society is a system with interdependent parts working together to produce stability

Unify all observed patterns in social behavior

As healthcare becomes more expensive, adequate healthcare is harder to maintain

Key mechanism for sharing research

Brought recognition to the field

Sponsored sociological research in medicine

Symbolized an increase of recognition of sociology’s contribution for understanding illness

Health insurance became increasingly complex

Increased interest in psychosociological basis

Shifted focus from immunology to social conditions

Necessity for sociological contributions became more apparent

Physician who identified social and economic conditions as primary causes for an epidemic.

Someone’s opinions and experiences with covid are highly based on where they live, work, and who they are surrounded by.

Looking closer at peoples experiences and personalities can help to understand their opinions. Not looking at those can cause false judgements and misunderstandings.

Sociology definition

Deaths from covid were not very widespread and were more prevalent in specific age and race groups.