HLSC 2P21 Midterm || All Solutions are Accurate.
Anomie correct answers Lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group.
Disease correct answers The objective identification or medical validation of some deficit or
mechanical issues
Idealism correct answers School of throught that sees social life as only comprehensible through
understanding the meaning that people attach to it
Illness correct answers Feeling of unsoundness, perception that a problem exists
Proletariat correct answers Individuals that have to sell their labour as money (working class)
Relativism correct answers School of thought that believes it is impossible to grasp the existence
of social reality independently of subjective influence of the observant/researcher
Sickness correct answers Combination of a validated disease and the perception of being ill
Verstehen correct answers Term used by Max Weber to refer to the importance of meaning and
interpretation that people attach to social phenomena
Oxford Dictionary Definition of Health correct answers "The state of being free from illness or
injury"
WHO definition of Health correct answers Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Ottawa Charter correct answers 1986 - "health for all" through better health promotion, health is
created by caring for oneself and others, by being able to take decisions and have control over
, one's life circumstances, and by ensuring that the society one lives in creates conditions that
allow the attainment of health by all its members
Biomedical Model of Health correct answers The model that the human body is a "machine,"
parts can be replaced, or fixed, and are isolated. Health is achieved when all biological parts
function properly. "Absence of disease." Objectifies illness and disease based solely on
physiological factors, separating the individual from the environment
Assumptions of Biomedical Model correct answers Health is an objective biological state,
individuals are responsible for it
Criticisms of Biomedical Model correct answers Lack of focus on preventative measures, looses
interrelatedness and complexity, doesn't account for social origins. Heavy on victim blaming
Social Model of Health correct answers Societal focus. Living and working conditions directly
affecting health, as well as public health infrastructure and legislation. Social services,
community action, equity/access issues. Examining how personal issues are patterned across
groups and are connected to larger organizations within society. (Macro, meso, micro)
Assumptions of Social Model correct answers Health is a social construct: Society is responsible
Criticisms of Social Model correct answers Unrealistic. Solutions are complex and difficult to
implements, individual responsibility is not taken seriously
Sociology in Medicine correct answers Sociological inquiry that is oriented to better
understanding of health related problems, and health policy programs
Sociology of Health correct answers Focuses on the systematic study of human society in
relation to health and healthcare
Anomie correct answers Lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group.
Disease correct answers The objective identification or medical validation of some deficit or
mechanical issues
Idealism correct answers School of throught that sees social life as only comprehensible through
understanding the meaning that people attach to it
Illness correct answers Feeling of unsoundness, perception that a problem exists
Proletariat correct answers Individuals that have to sell their labour as money (working class)
Relativism correct answers School of thought that believes it is impossible to grasp the existence
of social reality independently of subjective influence of the observant/researcher
Sickness correct answers Combination of a validated disease and the perception of being ill
Verstehen correct answers Term used by Max Weber to refer to the importance of meaning and
interpretation that people attach to social phenomena
Oxford Dictionary Definition of Health correct answers "The state of being free from illness or
injury"
WHO definition of Health correct answers Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Ottawa Charter correct answers 1986 - "health for all" through better health promotion, health is
created by caring for oneself and others, by being able to take decisions and have control over
, one's life circumstances, and by ensuring that the society one lives in creates conditions that
allow the attainment of health by all its members
Biomedical Model of Health correct answers The model that the human body is a "machine,"
parts can be replaced, or fixed, and are isolated. Health is achieved when all biological parts
function properly. "Absence of disease." Objectifies illness and disease based solely on
physiological factors, separating the individual from the environment
Assumptions of Biomedical Model correct answers Health is an objective biological state,
individuals are responsible for it
Criticisms of Biomedical Model correct answers Lack of focus on preventative measures, looses
interrelatedness and complexity, doesn't account for social origins. Heavy on victim blaming
Social Model of Health correct answers Societal focus. Living and working conditions directly
affecting health, as well as public health infrastructure and legislation. Social services,
community action, equity/access issues. Examining how personal issues are patterned across
groups and are connected to larger organizations within society. (Macro, meso, micro)
Assumptions of Social Model correct answers Health is a social construct: Society is responsible
Criticisms of Social Model correct answers Unrealistic. Solutions are complex and difficult to
implements, individual responsibility is not taken seriously
Sociology in Medicine correct answers Sociological inquiry that is oriented to better
understanding of health related problems, and health policy programs
Sociology of Health correct answers Focuses on the systematic study of human society in
relation to health and healthcare
