Orientation Flashcards
Globalisation
Political, social, economics and cultural developments- such as the spread of multinational companies, information technology, and the role of international agencies- that result in people’s lives being increasingly influenced by global, rather than national or local, factors
The sociological imagination
The approach to analysing issues. We see the world through sociological imagination, or think sociologically, when we make a link between personal troubles and public issues.
Coined by Charles Wright Mills.
The social production and distribution of health and illness
The impact of society on disease patterning.
The social construction of health and illness
Definitions of health and illness vary within groups and over time.
The social organisation of health care
The way a particular society organises, funds, and utilises its health services.
