Sociological and Biological Definition of Health and Illness
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Task 1Evaluating the difference between sociological and biological definition of health and illnessDefinitionSimilaritiesDifferenceHealth refer tocomplete physical,mental and social well-being not simply lackof sicknessHealth is defined as thestate of optimumcapacity of anindividual for theeffectual action of thefunction and workwhich has beensocialised.The similarity indefinition of health interm of biology andsociology is that bothreflect that poverty canimpact the health ofhuman being(Vassilev,Rogers and Roukova,2017). Sociological perceptionbelieve that health is astate of completingwell-being, it givesimportance of beingmore than disease freeand reflect that healthybody depends upon thestable mind. Illness in terms ofhealth: it is known as apoor health whichresult from disease ofbody or sickness.Illness in terms ofBiology: Illness takeplace due toabnormalities in theworking of bodysystem. The similarity indefinition of illness interm of biology andsociology that povertycreate illness. Insteadof stating that sickbecome poor.According tobiomedical model itshows illness as amechanicalmalfunction (Vassilev,Rogers and Roukova,2017). 1
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