Social aetiology
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- Created on: 07-02-22 15:29
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2. According to Crawford (1984) what is the essential contradiction between consumerism and production in western capitalist society?
- Buying is seen as bad as it reduces the amount you can spend on others
- Constraint and moderation should not be shown when buying as buying brings pleasure
- Buying is seen as pleasurable so you need to buy to indulge and enjoy but also you need to show constraint and moderation
- It supports marxism and goes against capitalism
3. What is social aetiology?
- How illness is diagnosed
- The way social illness and disease is classified
- The root cause of symptoms
- How illness is discovered
4. What is meant by a healthist society?
- The commercialisation, commodification and consumption of health and healthy lifestyles meaning that society is prioritising healthy living over everything else and aiming to be as healthy as possible
- Society has been persuaded to eat healthily
- Society is turning against healthy living and an unhealthy lifestyle is more appealing for people
- Society is being made more healthy by influencers on social media
5. What are lay health beliefs?
- Incorrect theories of how illness manifests in symptoms
- Person thinks/knows that something is wrong as they feel different to how they normally do - doctor then confirms with a diagnosis
- Myths and beliefs of what people believe causes ill health
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