Health, Culture, and Society Flashcards
application of social sciences and humanities toward understanding of medicine and healthcare
social medicine
tools social science provide
mastering competencies and eptitude
developing a mroe critical and discerning medical science
analyzing health and illness
being able to process all cascading information and pick up the right pieces of information to become effective in the task
eptitude
social ecological model
Bronfenbenner’s nested ecological model
Bronfenbenner’s nested ecological model
different levels for analysis
micro (interpersonal)
meso (organizational)
exo (community)
macro
Bronfenbenner’s nested ecological model levels
individual including the family
micro (interpersonal)
Bronfenbenner’s nested ecological model levels
institutions where enculturation and socialization take place
meso (organizational)
Bronfenbenner’s nested ecological model levels
large structures such as government
macro
looking into meanings and experiences, how we make sense of the world and people
phenomenological/interpretivist perspective
looking into how we socialize and network
social interactionist perspective
looks at power relations across classes
political economy
ongoing process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, sexes, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientation, abilities
cultural competence
recognizing different beliefs among the ethnicities
ethnicity
recognizes different environmental and historical circumstances elicit different responses
cultural relativism
judging other people’s beliefs and practices using own cultural norms and standards
hampers development of cultural competence
ethnocentrism
