What examples have you Observed?
This assignment will assess the competency 11e
Directions: In a one to two page essay, address the questions below. Your essay should be double spaced and use 12 point Times New Roman font
(black). Write in your own words, and avoid plagiarism by citing paraphrased material using APA Style. Visit the Library’s Writing Center for APA style
guidelines.
Describe what a health disparity is. What groups are at a higher risk of facing these? (minorities, elderly, etc.)
Define the feminization of poverty.
Summarize if income and demographics affect the quality of healthcare an individual may receive.
Apply one of the three sociological perspectives to today’s healthcare system (Conflict Theory, Functionalism, or Symbolic Interactionism)
STUDY key terms. Match the terms below to the appropriate definition. We’ll use these terms within our discussions and assignments:
- Sociology is:
- The Sociological Imagination:
- Conflict Theory is:
- Functionalism is:
a. The way inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in power
b. the study of groups and group interactions, societies and social interactions
c. an awareness of the relationship between a person’s behavior and experience and the wider culture that shaped the person’s choices and
perceptions. It’s a way of seeing our own and other people’s behavior in relationship to history and social structure
d. The way each part of society functions together to contribute to the whole