what is biopower
A concept by Michel Foucault referring to the way governments and institutions regulate populations by controlling and managing life processes (e.g., health, reproduction, and bodies) through policies, surveillance, and social norms.
what is rhetoric
The use of language and communication to persuade or influence how people think about an issue. In health or social contexts, it refers to how ideas, policies, or behaviours are framed and justified through particular words, stories, or arguments.
Biomedical epistemology ?
Biomedical epistemology is the study of how knowledge is produced and validated in biomedicine,
Phenomenological health/ unhealthy
Describes people’s lived experiences of being healthy or ill, focusing on how they feel, perceive, and make meaning of their condition rather than on medical or biological explanations.
🧠 In short: Understanding health and illness through personal, first-person experience.
Social landscapes of health/unhealth
Refers to how social, cultural, economic, and environmental contexts shape people’s experiences of health and illness. It looks at where and how people live, work, and interact, and how these factors influence wellbeing.
🌍 In short: How society and place influence who becomes healthy or unhealthy.
