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Socio 211 1st Edition Lecture 19 Current LectureI. Sociology of the Body Health, Illness, and Sexualitya. Sociology of the Bodyi. A field that focuses on how our bodies are affected by social influences b. Healthi. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmityii. Tension1. Scientific and holisticc. BMIi. A measure of body fat based on height and weightii. Obesity: excessive body weight, indicated by BMI over 30 1. 1990: 0 states have greater than 15 percent obesity2. 2010: 36 states have greater than 25 percent obesity3. We live in an “obesogenic” social environment4. Poverty also contributes to obesity5. Despite the fact that over 60 percent of adults are overweight, there remains a powerful stigma attached to obesityd. Anorexia and Bulimiai. More than 90 percent of those with eating disorders are womenii. A full 95 percent of people with eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and26iii. Twenty percent of anorexics will die from anorexiaiv. Our diet culture:1. Twenty-five percent of men and 45 percent of women are dieting2. Sixty perfect of girls age 13 have begun to diet3. Over 80 percent of girls age 18 have begun to diete. Food desertsi. 23,500,00 Americans who don’t have access to a super market within a mile of their homesf. Colonialismi. Spread of diseaseii. Little to no resistance among native populations against smallpox, measles, and typhusiii. Changes in agriculture led to change sin nutritiong. Symbolic interactioni. Health as a “live experience”1. Reactions and adjustments to illnessThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.2. How does illness affect daily life?3. How does illness affect sense of self?h. Epidemiology i. The study of the distribution and incidence of disease and illness within a populationii. Variations in health and illness by social class, gender, and racei. Social class and healthi. Higher income associated with better health even with universal health careii. High education levels associated with better healthj. Health Literacyi. One’s capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisionsk. Race and healthi. Health differences reveal complex interplay of race, social class, and cultureii. Murder rate of 18-24 year old black men is 8 times higher than 18-24 year old white mentiii. Higher rates of hypertension and obesity for blacks compared to whitesiv. Lower usages of health care system among blacks compared to whitesl. Gender and healthi. Higher life expectancy for women than menii. Men more likely than women to drink, binge-drink, and smoke cigarettes and marijuanaiii. Men engage in more high risk behaviors and occupy more jobs that put them at riskiv. Men are less likely to seek regular preventive carem. Global inequalities and healthi. High rates of diarrhea, malaria, and trachoma in the developing worldii. Infectious disease exacerbated by lack of1. Basic medical resources, clean water, and sewage and garbage disposal systems2. 11% of global population lack access to health water sources3. 37% lack access to adequate sanitationn. Sexuality in western culturei. Norms and attitudes shaped by Christianityii. Sex is for procreationiii. Sexual double standardo. Sex in western culturei. Increasingly permissiveii. Increasingly egalitarian according to genderiii. The 1960s wea was the shifting pointiv. Men are happy with the increasingly open sexuality of women, but also a bit undone or confused by itp. Sociology of sexualityi. A field that explores and debates the importance of biological versus social and cultural influences on human sexual behaviorq. Conceptions of human sexualityi. Different sexual identities ii. Multiple sexual practicesiii. Wide variation in sexual norms and definitions of sexual attractivenessr. Sexual orientationi. Direction of one’s sexual or romantic attentionii. Heterosexuality1. Most common sexual orientationiii. Homosexuality1. 4%-8% of the U.S. population identifies as homosexual or bisexualiv. Homosexuality was once seen as mental illnessv. The bigger question today: is it social or biological?vi. Most sociologists believe it is a combinationvii. While attitudes have clearly shifted, homophobia and overt discrimination and violence remains. Homophobiai. An irrational fear or disdain of homosexualsii. Verbal abuse and hostile or violent actsiii. Common in Americans high schoolsiv. Homosexual teens are 4 times greater risk of suicide than their heterosexual peerst. Gay and lesbian civil rightsi. Stonewall riots in 1969 ii. International movement with 600 member organizations in 60 countries todayiii. What’s being sought?1. Antidiscrimination laws2. Marriage rights3. Adoption


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