Essays about: "Medical sociology"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the words Medical sociology.

  1. 6. Being and Becoming : A Narrative Inquiry into Teenage Girls’ Online Discussion of Eating Disorders

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

    Author : Sarah Mitchell; [2016]
    Keywords : teenage; girls; eating disorders; online forum; narrative inquiry;

    Abstract : This study takes a social constructionist approach, using narrative inquiry methods to analyse posts made by teenager girls on an online eating disorder forum. The study draws upon the sociology of childhood, which argues that children should be recognised as social actors, and as both ‘beings’ in the present, as well as future ‘becomings’. READ MORE

  3. 7. AIDS - A Social Disease: A Minor Field Study of Women with HIV/AIDS in Nicaragua

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Natasja Kingod; [2008]
    Keywords : HIV AIDS; Empowerment; Disempowerment; Victimization; Stigmatization; Deviance; Women; Social death; Social disease; Catholic Church; Cultural factors; Machismo; Gender studies; Genusvetenskap; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Sociology; Sociologi; Social structures; Sociala strukturer; Social changes; theory of social work; Sociala förändringar; teorier om socialt arbete; Social psychology; Socialpsykologi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : HIV/AIDS is not to be looked upon as an entirely medical problem as will be explained throughout this thesis. In Nicaragua it is indeed a social disease due to social and cultural factors leading to the misery of HIV-positive women. READ MORE

  4. 8. Impacts of infectious diseases on poverty : What do we know and what way forward?

    University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

    Author : Anita Blomfeldt; [2007]
    Keywords : Infectious Diseases; Household Economics; Poverty; Impact Assessment Methodology; Interventions; Sub-Saharan Africa; Infeksjonssykdommer; fattigdom; husholdsøkonomi; konsekvensanalyse; intervensjoner; Afrika;

    Abstract : Combating infectious diseases and poverty are hot topics on the world development agenda. The vicious cycle of ill health and poverty is reinforced by a “medical poverty trap” relating to households being impoverished due to escalating illness-related out-of-pocket costs, especially in combination with loss of income due to incapacity to work. READ MORE