vocab Flashcards
(36 cards)
Absolute poverty
Lack means to basic needs such as food , water, shelter , basic education and healthcare
Relative poverty
not about starving but having less than the average in the society, and only being able to afford the basics.
Social inequalities
Differences between groups in society. The major examples of social inequalities include income gap, inequality within the genders, health care and social class.
Social inequality
Differences between groups in society. The major examples of social inequalities include income gap, inequality within the genders, health care and social class.
Social stratification
The fairly permanent ranking of positions in a society in terms of unequal power, prestige, or privilege. Statuses such as gender, ethnicity, education level, age might also be ranked.
Geographical inequalities
Unequal amounts of qualities or resources and services depending on the area or location.
Life expectancy
life expectancy means the average period that a person is expected to live
Healthy life years
measures the number of remaining years one is expected to live without disability
Ageism
discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age. an example of ageism is losing your job because of your age!
Sexism
prejudice or discrimination based on sex or gender an example to that is being asked if a man is available for the job instead of a woman
Gender role
The expected behavior on the way you speak, dress, act, and conduct yourselves based on sex.
Institutional discrimination
institution excludes a part of society based on physical, behavioral, and cultural characteristics.
Health literacy
the degree to which individuals can obtain and understand basic health knowledge., typically higher in people of higher SES
Risk factor
something which increases the chance of developing diseases
Protective factor
factors in individuals, families, communities or the larger society that help people deal more effectively with stressful events
Risk behavior
A lifestyle activity that places a person at increased risk of suffering a particular condition, illness or injury
Morbidity
any physical or psychological state considered to be outside the realm of normal well-being.
Mortality
rate of death
Inverse care law
availability of good medical or social care tends to vary inversely with the need of the population served.
Availability of healthcare
whether or not the equipment is there in the facility
Access to healthcare
is it accessible to population
Ethnocentrism
tendency to see one’s own culture as superior to all others
Telemedicine
remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology.
P4 Medicine
predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory, and its two major objectives are quantifying wellness and demystifying disease
