sociology of health

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Things to include so u follow this please

1.1 Critically evaluate definitions of health and illness

1.2 Examine the social construction of health and illness

· Define health and illness with reference to the social construction of health and illness first one is 1-(Conrad and Barker 2011); and second 2-Talcott Parsons ‘Sick Role’ versus the biomedical model (could use the example of mental illness as evaluation)

Ensure that you evaluate both sides: strengths and weaknesses

1.3 Examine recent data on the distribution of health with reference to a variety of social factors

1.4 Examine the social construction of health and illness

· Use as up to date data as you can find.

· Look at the unequal distribution of health, illness and access to healthcare for at least two social factors: class, gender or ethnicity

· You can refer to the social pattern of mental illness

· Include the explanations for differences in inequalities in health: use the table which references: cultural/behavioural; materialist and psych-social explanations

1.5 Apply at least three sociological perspectives to the unequal distribution of health and healthcare

1.6 Examine the social construction of health and illness

· Marxist

· Pluralist

· Structuralist