Sociology A-Level
Social construction of health and illness
What Social construction of health and illness means in Sociology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Social construction of health and illness
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The interactionist view that mental illness is socially constructed through labelling rather than an objective pathology.
Topics that use Social construction of health and illness
- Health (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Globalisation and commodification
- Health inequalities
- Intersectionality
- inverse care law
- Labelling and stigma
- postcode lottery
- Power and medical dominance
- Social constructionism
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