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For sociologists of health these three explanations have two common features. They make the claim that when individuals become diseased it is a problem of the individual’s own body and of their unique biology. Put another way, these explanations individualize and biologize the explanation of disease. Often they
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According to theorists working in the symbolic interactionist perspective, health and illness are socially constructed. Symbolic interactionist researchers investigate how people create meaning during social interaction, how they present and construct the self (or “identity”), and how they define situations of co-presence with others.
Before discussing these perspectives, we must first define three key concepts—health, medicine, and health care—that lie at the heart of their explanations and of this chapter’s discussion. Health refers to the extent of a person’s physical, mental, and social well-being.
A field of sociology concerned with the social dimensions of health and illness, it covers three main areas: namely, the conceptualization of health and illness; the study of their measurement and social distribution; and the explanation of patterns of health and illness.
The sociology of health and illness studies the interaction between society and health. In particular, sociologists examine how social life impacts morbidity and mortality rates and how morbidity and mortality rates impact society.
Definitions to help ensure that health professionals looking to engage meaningfully in health and healthcare improvement for Indigenous Peoples are aware of appropriate terminology.
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