Sociology of Health

Sociology of Health

Cover Content
• Introduction
• Different between biomedical and social models
• Mental Illness Offered By Approaches
• Compare & contrast two sociological views
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
• Sociology of health refers to a state of an individual to remain physically,
mentally and emotionally well-being.
• It basically emphasize an importance of being than disease free along with
recognising that a healthy body depends upon a health atmosphere as well as
stable mind.

Different between biomedical and social models
• The biomedical & social models focus on health
of people but there are several differences
between then which are given here.
• Initially, biomedical model considers the
physical & biological aspects of health issue &
illness but social models also prefer to focus on
wide range of determinants.

Mental Illness Offered By Approaches
• According to the case study, a patient named Mrs. Mary having age of 60 years
suffering from dementia admitted to a medical unit.
• In context of the given patient, nursing practitioner is required to use approach of
social realism and structuralism to understand social reality, structure &
related phenomena social membership of patient and independence while
providing care services to her.

Compare & contrast two sociological views
• Medical professionals refers to different specialised individuals including nursing
practitioner, general practitioner, doctor, specialist, aesthetician, surgeon,
psychiatrist and many more.

Conclusion
• The above PPT has been concluded that sociology of health consist study of
human social life, groups and societies.
• It involves the different between biomedical & social models including their
focus to ensure well-being of an individual.

References
• Frankenberg, R. and Leeson, J., 2018. The Sociology of Health Dilemmas in the Post-colonial
World: Intermediate Technology and Medical Care in Zambia, Zaire, and China 1. In
Sociology and development (pp. 255-278). Routledge.
• Brown, N. and Rappert, B., 2017. Contested futures: A sociology of prospective techno-
science. Routledge.

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