How does health care around the globe compare with what we have in the US? This video illustrates some of the differences. How can a person from a third world country protect himself? Population Health https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9SWRByzDSo ...
Health Care in the United States Watch this video from the Crash Course Sociology Site via YouTube.#42 Health and Medicine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NGlENS1qgo Did you learn anything about our health care system that stood out? ...
Ethical Issues Surrounding Death When is a person dead? How do we define death? Do people have a right to die? This issue becomes convoluted when attempting to revive a person or artificially sustain them. Death is, legally speaking, an irreversible state involving no...
Hospice Myths. I found this article about Hospice Myths. https://www.agingcare.com/articles/common-hospice-myths-151476.htm Can you think of other things people think about hospice that turn out to not be true? Can you suggest other links? How can we educate people about the benefits of hospice? A friend of mine...
Assume you are an investigative reporter for a major publication (magazine or newspaper) who has been assigned to research important issues (ethnic, racial, gender, or class) that are causing problems and affecting people in a local area, workplace, or specific part of the world. Your goal...
As promised, this week we will investigate other health professionals. Here is a partial list of medical care practitioners; this is not exhaustive! physicians, dentists, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, surgeons, surgeon's assistant, athletic trainers, surgical technologist, midwives, dietitians, therapists, psychologists, chiropractors, clinical officers, social workers, phlebotomists, occupational therapist, physical therapists, radiographer, respiratory therapists, audiologists, speech pathologists, optometrists, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, medical laboratory scientists, and medical prosthetic technicians But...
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/opinion/school-integration-segregation.html - Draw from a variety of sources including lecture materials, course readings, outside readings, and national reports. - Use sociological theories and literature to interpret, explain, and elaborate on a current event ...
Students will read the book and critically think about one of the main characters. Students will select one of the main characters to write about and apply the theories learn to that person’s life. The goal of this assignment is to demonstrate mastery of the...
Socialization and Significant Others Please respond to the following prompt in no less than 300-400 words. In your response, you must fully answer all aspects of the question and support your answer with reference to course materials (textbook, supplementary readings, videos, etc). ...
Prompt: Consider the idea of "institutional discrimination," which is described in your text as a form of discrimination that is embedded in the way social institutions function, regardless of whether or not the actors involved are personally prejudiced or intend to commit discriminatory actions....