a sociological analysis of health

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.