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Answer the below question from Chapter 19 in the below e-book link.
https:
openstax.org
ooks/introduction-sociology-2e/pages/19-introduction-to-health-an
d-medicine
Discuss changes that could be made to the structure of our society that would improve
health for everyone by addressing the following. How are common illnesses socially
constructed versus medically constructed? What factors contribute to the disparities in
health among ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender groups in the United States? Should
the United States move toward a national health insurance model found in othe
Western nations?
Many critics of medicalization claim that medicalizing women’s health issues is a form of
institutional sexism. As described in our text, medicalization is the process where
previously normal aspects of life get redefined as deviant and needing medical attention
to remedy. Address and discuss if medicalizing women’s health issues such as
menstruation, pre-menstrual syndrome, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause amounts
to institutional sexism.
https:
openstax.org
ooks/introduction-sociology-2e/pages/19-introduction-to-health-and-medicine
https:
openstax.org
ooks/introduction-sociology-2e/pages/19-introduction-to-health-and-medicine