A sociological analysis of health
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A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OFHealth
Group Members
• M.USAMA MANSOOR 110603010
• Nadia Mehmood 100503024
• Muhammad Nauman Khan 100503011
• Zainab Javaid 100503023
Health
• Health is
• Important social sector
• Positive indicator in
• Overall Economy distribution of country
What is health?
• Health is defined as,
• Freedom from
• Physical dieses
• Pain
Definition of Health by WHO(World Health Organization)
• World health organization defined health as,
• Physically
• Mentally
• Socially
• Not merely the absence of dieses or infirmity
Doctors& Patients
• Physician
• A good physician is one,
• Who treats the dieses
Doctors & Patients
• Surgeon• A surgeon is one,
• Who treats the Patient Physically
Doctors & Patient
• Determines the,
• Nature of the relationship
• Determines the success or
• The contract
Paternalistic Approach
Doctor takes on role of “Parents”
Patient submissive
The Paternalistic Approach
“You’re paid to do what I tell you!!”
The Paternalistic Approach“If I’ve told you once I told you 1,000 times, stop smoking!!”
In Result
• Patient cannot seriously consult
• Doctor cannot diagnose the problem
• Usually a doctor and a patient consults for, 1min to 10mins
• In result of which health issues increases
Mental Illness
• Sociological– Determinants of mental
illness are,
• external (in environment or person’s social situation)
3 dominant theories in Psychological approach
•Stress Theory
Structural Strain Theory
Labeling Theory
Stress Theory
Stress Theory is defined as,
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Schizophrenia
Structural Strain Theory
• A strain that accours due to
• Economic disadvantages
Labeling Theory
Labeling theory is defined as,
• Treated as irresponsible
• Denied access to normal activities
• Forced to spend time with other deviants
Labeling Theory
• Get socialized into mental patient culture, adopting mental patient worldview
• Take on identity of a mental patient
Inequalities in Health
Over the past decade we have seen wide disparity
• Society
• Wealth
• Race &
• Gender.
Sociology of Poverty
• Poverty is defined as,
• Social Inequality
• Low income
• No basic essentials
Functionalists Approach to Poverty
• Functionalists say,• Poor’s are less able & less talented
than
• Any one else
• Inequality provides better incentive for people to
• Work hard
• Provides job to those whose task is to alleviate social problems
Marxist's Approach to Poverty
• Marxists approach to poverty says,
• Poverty is caused by capitalism.
• Capitalism concentrates wealth in the hands of the oligarchy.
• The rich have no interest in ending poverty.
Weberian Theory
• Poverty is caused by;
• Weak Market Position
• Where groups have;
• Limited Skills to Sell
• They suggest the solution to poverty is;
• Redistribution of wealth
Role of Welfare State in Poverty
• Welfare state is defined as,
• The state which protect and promote
• The economic and
• social well-being of its citizens
Role of Welfare State in Poverty
• Concept of government in which is based on
• the principles of
• equality of opportunity
Role of Welfare State in Poverty
• equitable distribution of wealth(taxation)
• Such as,• Health,
• Education,
• Funding the jobless persons.
Why does Poverty exists?
• Because resources are less.
• Mostly people’re living hand to mouth because
• Daily income is below $1
Why does Poverty exists?
• No Education
• Tax collection system is not proper
• Job opportunities are not there for new ones
Why does Poverty exists?
• Import is more than export
• Cast
• Sects
Group Experience
• From the vary day the group was constituted. The members of the groups performed their assigned tasks in the healthier atmosphere with consensus of the group. Such as:
• Researching the material• Conducting the Interviews• Preparing the slides• Topics to be presented by the member.