Social Foundations of Behavior for the Health Sciences

✍ Scribed by Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 216
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This textbook helps students in the health sciences prepare for the social foundations portion of the medical college entrance exam. It provides a solid understanding of the fundamental concepts, theories, and methodologies in sociology that the exam requires. This book offers a condensed overview of the sociological concepts covered during a 15 week semester. It helps students gain an understanding of the social foundations of behavior, and the social determinants of health within the professional context of medicine. Students are provided with the necessary basics in addition to case studies, learning and research activities, recommended external resources, and study questions. These are meant to develop pre-health students’ understanding of the importance of the social factors that influence health outcomes. The featured activities contain various exercises using examples of sociology of health and medicine, including social factors shaping health, social relations between doctors and patients, and the health care system, among others. As a result, this book well informs not only those who wish to prepare for the medical college entrance exam to pursue a career in the health profession, but also anyone who is interested in social perspectives on health and medicine.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
Introduction to Sociology and Socio-Cultural Impacts on Health (Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson)....Pages 1-15
Social Research Methods: Scientific Inquiry and Reasoning Skills in Social Science (Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson)....Pages 17-40
Self-Concept and Identity Development (Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson)....Pages 41-57
Social Interaction, Socialization, and Group Influence (Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson)....Pages 59-79
Culture (Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson)....Pages 81-100
Race and Ethnicity (Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson)....Pages 101-116
Social Structure and Institutions (Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson)....Pages 117-145
Demographic Structure and Processes (Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson)....Pages 147-166
Social Inequality and Stratification (Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson)....Pages 167-191
Health, Health Care and Health Disparities (Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Hyeyoung Woo, Matthew J. Carlson)....Pages 193-212

✦ Subjects

Sociology, general

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