Health and Social Care Organisation of UK : Case Study
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................3TASK 1.................................................................................................................................................31a Political, social and economic constructs in categorising society..............................................31b Current trends in societal change and their effect in shaping social expectations......................41c Influence of cultural values and beliefs in society......................................................................41d Implications of social change for health and social care sector..................................................5TASK 2 ................................................................................................................................................62.1 Inequalities which exist in health and social care......................................................................62.2 Social inequalities from a sociological perspective...................................................................62.3 Inequalities in health and social care and impact on individual’s health status and life chances.............................................................................................................................................7TASK 3 ................................................................................................................................................8Conclusion............................................................................................................................................8References............................................................................................................................................9Bibliography.......................................................................................................................................122
INTRODUCTION Sociology refers to the scientific study with respect to the social behaviour of the individualsand society. In other words, it is called as the study of social relationships of persons andinstitutions. It focuses on social stratification, social class, mobility, religion, law and many otherfactors. The scopes covers by sociology are culture, art, music, employment, education,environment, family, gender, health, illness, etc (Kvist, 2012). The case study of the present file is based on the health and social care organisation of UK.It consists of the contemporary nature of society, social inequalities which influence the life andhealth, sociological concepts and theories with respect to social and health issues. In the end,conclusion is explained with the key findings and meaningful measures. TASK 11a Political, social and economic constructs in categorising societyIn the given case study, elderly young mothers with children, people suffering from thedementia, depression, etc are the clients of the health and social care firm of UK.Social stratification: It is a process in which society is categorized into socio-economicstrata which is based on their income, social status, occupation, etc. The people of UK arecategories as per the following factors:Political and social constructs: These constructs include various factors such as race,racism, ethnicity, etc. Race factor divides the people into different social groups as per theirphysical appearance, cultural affiliation and political needs. In UK, individuals are dividedon the basis of colour i.e. black, brown and white. Brown colour patients are mistreated bythe white due to their dark colour. Biological and genetic factors also play an important rolein racial categorization of the individuals. Formation of policies by the UK government canimprove the living standard of these patients which will help in their fast recovery(Ragnedda and Muschert, 2013). Economic Constructs: The clients of the health care organisation are of different age,religion and class. There are very less patients of high class as they have enough money totake care of their health. They can easily access any of the good social care firm for theirtreatment. The elder and young age mothers are suffering from the financial problems due tolack of employment which results to depression, dementia, mental illness, etc. Mothers takestress as they are not capable enough to give good life to their children and this makes themto suffer from mental diseases (Devaux and Sassi, 2013). 3
1b Current trends in societal change and their effect in shaping social expectationsCurrent trends in UK are impacting the lives of people in both positive and negative manner.Some trends helps in fulfilling the expectations in right manner while some with various diseases(Weightman and et.al., 2012). Current trends in societal changes with their role in shaping the socialexpectations are as follows:Speeding Up: Everything is speeding up due to the increasing use of technologies such asinternet, mobile devices, computers, etc. People are getting addicted to these technologieswhich are affecting them from various diseases. Employed people make use of thesetechnologies the whole day such as. Microwave for instant food, multi tasking with mobile,meals on run, etc thereby affects the living style of people. It results to develop stress,anxiety, lack of proper sleep, imbalance between work and home, etc. Middle class peopleare the one who are suffering the most due to these technologies. In contrast to the same,low class people suffer from the same due to lack of employment and proper social life(Katikireddi and et.al., 2011). Demographic Change: The big demographic change is ageing. 25% of population of UK is65 or more than years old. This is increasing the number of widows and widowers whichresults to the single person households. The reason of single person is increasing the numberof divorces and late marriage issues. 46 million people of Europe are single and this makesthem to suffer from stress, loneliness and depression (Top trends in society and culture,2016). Happiness: People of UK works hard and long for earning more money but even money isnot able to buy happiness for them. Individuals have started thinking that identity is notformed by the things which they consume and purchase for themselves. It is created by thenature and character of the people and how they live their life. Due to this thinking, personsare moving towards spiritualism as it gives them peace and happiness (Walby, Armstrongand Strid, 2012). 1c Influence of cultural values and beliefs in societyThe culture of UK is represented by the activities and living style of its people. The culturalvalues are refer to the value which is developed by the goods and experiences regarding the culture.The society of the Europe are abide by the laws, rules and regulations of its government. Thecultural values of the people living their passes generation to generation. Traditional familiesfollows the culture strictly with proper discipline and sincerity. These families does not face anykind of problem like single mother hood, teenage pregnancy and other related problems. The stable4
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