Flashcards in Mid Trimester Exam Deck (14)
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Gender
The gender roles and /or expectations/ stereotypes particular to being male or female in society
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Ethnicity
Relates to the state of belonging to a social group that has common national or cultural traditions or rules that govern decisions
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Religion
Is an organised collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate Humanity to an order of existence
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Minority group
A group of people with common interests or characteristics which distinguish them from the more numerous majority of the population of which they form a part of. could be linked to sexuality race or culture etc
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Education
Number of years of formal schooling including school and or university
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Employment and occupation
Employment refers to the state of being paid for organised task related activities. Occupation refers to the type of work one does e.g. blue or white colour occupation and associated conditions.
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Income
Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments and or government support.
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Social support including family
The perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people (emotional, social and physical), and that one is part of a supportive social network
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Community resources
Community resources are the facilities and infrastructure in place within a given community to support activities of daily life. this can include public transport infrastructure playgrounds roads and shops
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Access to health services
If services are available (location/ space), accessible (cost) and appropriate (fit with need), then the opportunity to obtain health care exists, and a population may 'have access' to services.
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Food security
When people have reliable access to sufficient, affordable, nutritious food to support a healthy life.
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Living conditions
The physical environments of the home that an individual resides in including features such as heat, light, damp, security and space/ size of dwellings.
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Social determinants
Are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels
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