Social & Health Issues: Impact on Well-being in Sociological Context

This essay provides a sociological context to understanding health and well-being, focusing on the social behavior of individuals within society. It explores key sociological concepts such as health, illness, and disability, and applies theoretical frameworks including Functionalism and Symbolic Interactionism to analyze these concepts. The essay further examines the implications of various social and health issues, including alcohol abuse, cancer, mortality rates, ischaemic heart disease, dementia, accidents, and suicides, highlighting the impact of social inequalities related to class, age, gender, and ethnicity on access to resources and healthcare. Ultimately, it emphasizes the influence of factors like packed foods, racial disparities, and the circumstances of senior citizens and poor families on the overall health and well-being of individuals in society. Desklib provides access to similar essays and study resources for students.

Sociological context

Introduction
 Sociology refers to the scientific study with
respect to the social behaviour of the
individuals or society.
 It focuses on social stratification, social class,
social mobility, religion, law and many other
factors.

3.1 Sociological concepts and theory to
definitions of health and well-being
Definitions with respect to sociological aspect are as
follows.
 Health
 Illness
 Disability
Sociological theories are as follows:
 Functionalism Approach
 Symbolic Interactionist Approach

Functionalism Approach
 Theoretical understanding of the society
 Focuses on the relationships among the government,
education, religion and law
 More emphasis to the social cohesion, social
inequalities, interdependence and equilibrium

Symbolic Interactionist
 Emphasis to language and symbols
 Assumes as no real objectives
 Health issues are social constructions

3.2 Data for explaining social and health
issues
 Data is in context of the following issues.
 Alcohol
 Cancer
 Mortality
 Ischaemic heart disease
 Dementia and Alzheimer
 Poisoning, Accidents, Suicides

3.3 Implications of social
and health issues for health and social care
service providers
 Social Inequalities
 Different level of classes
 Age
 Gender
 Ethnicity
 Lack of resources
 High cost

3.4 Social and health issues with their
impact on the health and well-being of
individuals in society.
 Social and health issues with their impact on health
and well being of individual are as follows.
 Packed Foods and carbonated drinks
 Partial behaviour between black and white group
 Senior citizens and poor families
 Presence of high class

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