food desert
a community in which the residents have little or no access to fresh, affordable, healthy foods, usually located in densely populated, urban areas
deprivation amplification
occurs when the risks we already have because of our background or heredity are amplified by social factors
Ex. : Minorities are more likely to expose to harmful surroundings; men are more likely to hold hazardous jobs
transmits norms and values of medicine and medical knowledge
-Regulate, licenses, and legitimizes practitioners
- Polices itself and encroachment on its power
the American medical association (AMA), through its standards and regulation:
Doctor-patient relations are greatly influenced by the structure of the institution
- The way that we interact with doctors is what give them status and power- the norms of the situation emerge from the way we behave
Medicine as social institution: Doctor-Patient Relations
cultural competence
acknowledgement and incorporation of a person's cultural background as part of the treatment process
- This is important because a patient's belief will shape that patient's approach to health care
sick role
describes actions and attitudes expected from someone who is ill
Talcott Parson
suggest that being sick is a form of deviance (it's different from the norm )
- you often get excused from your normal responsibilities, but you have new responsibilities, like seeking treatment and try to get better.
issues in medicine and health care: Health care reform in the united states
health-care reform is a current issue that we hear a-lot about in the media. The premise is that we need to provide better, more affordable health care to all people
- In 2010, the patient protection and affordable care act, known as the ACA or "Obamacare
rescission
a policy that allows insurance companies to cancel people's coverage after they get sick
complementary medicine
treatments, practices, or products that can be used in conjunction with conventional Western medicine
alternative medicine
treatments, practices, or products that can be used instead of conventional Western medicine
integrative medicine
combines conventional medicine with complementary practices that are proven to be safe and effective
Eugenics
is an attempt to manipulate the gene pool to improve humans through medical science
Bioethics
in using processes eugenics, its important to consider bioethics- the moral or ethical issues related to scientific or medical advancements