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Question 1

what are the limitations of the sick role?

Answer 1

• not all illnesses are temporary
• does not acknowledge differences between people
• does not acknowledge individual agency in defining and coping with illness (capacity of individuals to act independently. make free choices)

Question 2

greatest cause of premature death in UK?

Answer 2

tobacco smoking

Question 3

primordial prevention

Answer 3

policy changes

Question 4

inverse care law

Answer 4

That the availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need of the population served

Question 5

what is health inequality vs inequity

Answer 5

if one population dies younger than another because of genetic differences= inequality

inequity= different access/ quality of healthcare.

Question 6

which medical sociologist defined the sick role?

Answer 6

Talcott Parsons

Question 7

examples of primary prevention

Answer 7

vaccines
seatbelt laws

targets risk factors leading to disease