1. Health & Medicine n Medical Sociology

2. Society shapes human health n Cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy n Social inequality n Technology

3. Social epidemiology n Study of the distribution of health and illness in a population

4. Major causes of deaths n Heart disease n Cancer n Stroke

5. Group differences n Women VS men –Women are healthier and live longer n Young white affluent females –Anorexia

6. n Deaths among young African American males –Homicide n Young people –Accidents

7. Life expectancy n In U.S. –76.9 years

8. Smoking n Effects –Physically & Psychologically addictive –Frequent minor illnesses –Increased prenatal death –Smoking related deaths

9. Sexually transmitted diseases n Genital herpes –Infects 1 in 4 adults

10. AIDS worldwide n South Africa –Highest number of cases n Thailand –Most rapidly rising rate n U.S. rate is declining

11. High risk behaviors n IV drug use n Using drugs that impair judgment n Anal Sex n Oral sex

12. Euthanasia n Assisting in the death of a person suffering from a terminal illness.

13. Human genetics research n Stop disease before it develops n Information about their future medical condition n Health profile of a future child