Unit 4 - Social Aspects
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Definitions
Life Course - A unique pattern of events and influencs which shape an individual's development and experiences between conception and death
Life Course Event - A particular, identifiable event which occurs during an individual's life span, affecting their personal development
Life Course Transition - Life course events which involve a change of state in an individual's life, resulting in a move from one phase/stage in life to another, such as leaving home
Lifestyle Choices - Decisions made by an individual about how to live: DASE (Diet, Alcohol, Substance Abuse and Exercise)
Health and Well-being - A condition of physical, mental and social well-being
Socialisation
Socialisation - The lifetime process of learning the ways of society
Primary Socialisation - Initial period of learning the ways of society, predominatly learnt from family
Secondary Socialisation - Later period of learning the ways of society, often learnt by school, friends, role models, work collegues
Social Processes - Shared activities and practices engaged in by people from particular socities or cultural groups
Social Structures - A relatively permanent feature of society which important aspects of social life is organised. Family is a form of social structure as the upbringing of children is organised.
Lifestyle Choices
Lifestyle - A way of living, focused around the attitudes, values and habits an individual adopts, influencing their patterns of social and health behaviour
Preventable Disease - Disease that can be avoided by changes in lifestyle or behaviour, or by appropriate health care treatement
Physical Inactivity - A lack of adequate healthy physical activity
Premature Death - Death which occurs before the average life span for a man or woman
Will Power - Control an individual has over their behaviour
DASE - Diet, Alcohol, Substance Abuse and Exercise
Lifestyle Choices Expanded
Diet - The food choices an individual makes and the amounts eaten each day. Obesity is now becoming more common, the most common cause of type II diabetes.
Alcohol - Moderate and controlled use of alcohol is acceptable. Alcohol consumption becomes a problem once an individual begins to consume over the recommended daily allowence regualary
Substance Abuse - Following the appropriate medical instructions of prescribed drugs, it becomes substance abuse once these barriers are broken and illegal drugs also are consumed
Exercise - Physical activity has declined over the last few years, if individuals do not engage in a active lifestyle, and begin to live a sedentary lifestyle it can increase the risk of developing disease and suffering from premature death
Predictable Life Events
Events which occur at particular, socially expected points in our life lifespan
- Starting school
- Marriage
- Employment
- Death/Bereavement
Unpredictable Life Events
Events which aren't expected and individuals are often unable to plan for
- Serious illness
- Relationship breakdown
- Accidents
- Loss of job/being made redundant
- Moving home
- Promotion/demotion
- Financial difficulties
Social Class
Social Class - A group of people who are similar in terms of wealth and income and are likely to be in occupations with similar levels of social status
Health Inequality - Unequal distribution of health outcomes across the population
Social Inequality - Unequal distribution of opportunities and resources in society
Morbidity Rates - Illness rates
Mortality Rates - Death rates
Poverty
Poverty - A lack of resources, usually financial
Absolute Poverty - Below the absolute minimum of what is needed in order to survive in society
Relative Poverty - Lack the minimum amount of income in order to amount to the average standard of living in the society they are in
Income Distribution - The way that income is spread throughout society
Inverse Care Law - The greater a poor service user's medical need, the less likely it is to be met
Care Value Base
CVB - A range of care values which care practitioners apply in their work, based on the beliefs about the correct way to treat a service user
- Promoting anti-discriminatory practice
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Repecting and acknowledging individual's personal beliefs and identity
- Promoting effective communication and relationships
- Providing individualised care
- Promoting and supporting dignity, independence and safety
Three Self's
Self - Concept - An individual's view of themselves, or perception of 'who they are' - physical
Self - Esteem - The sense of worth or value that a person attributes to themselves, their skills and abilities - emotional
Self - Worth - Value or worth as a person, your own self - respect
Empowerment - The process of enabling, authorising or giving power
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