Sociology of Health and Health Care Midterm paper

Sociology of Health and Health Care Midterm paper

Discipline: Sociology

Type of service: Essay

Spacing: Double spacing

Paper format: MLA

Number of pages: 8 pages

Number of sources: 5 sources

Paper details:

The instructions and rubric should provide all the details needed. Please use and cite at LEAST 5 sources.

Social Determinants of Health Paper

(150 Points)

 

Due by Wednesday, October 10th by 11:59pm on Blackboard>Midterm Paper

In class, we have discussed how social factors shape patterns of health and illness.  This paper requires you to apply what you have learned to an analysis of a particular disease and prepare a short report for a lay audience that analyzes a disease and the social factors surrounding it.  Then you will propose policy measures to combat the disease.

Imagine that you work for a public health department or a nonprofit that is interested in alleviating a disease in the United States. You are going to prepare a short report for a policy maker or lawmaker that focuses on a disease.  Here are some examples of diseases: breast cancer, tuberculosis (TB), Alzheimer’s, heart disease, liver disease, stroke (cerebrovascular diseases), diabetes, kidney disease (nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis), joint disease (e.g., osteoporosis). Remember: you must pick a disease that is influenced by social factors!

Your paper should include the following components:

  1. Basic information about the disease—symptomatology, recent prevalence and/or incidence rates, and the mortality associated with it.
  1. Social epidemiology (or social distribution) of the disease. That is, which social groups have disproportionate morbidity and mortality with the disease and why.
  1. Discuss the societal perceptions of this disease. Are individuals with this disease stigmatized? Why or why not?

 

  1. Suggest policies that should be implemented in order to alleviate the disease, particularly among those groups disproportionately affected by the disease. These policies must focus on the social aspects of the disease—not the biological aspects of the disease. If you need help coming up with examples, then I would suggest the Williams and Sternthal (2010) in the “Suggested reading” under the Midterm Paper folder or look at the articles you are citing to see what policies they suggest (if they do).

DETAILS

  • Your paper should be typed and double-spaced, between 2,500 and 3,000 words in Times New Roman font with 1” margins.

 

  • References: You must include at least 5 sources for this paper. Reference pages and in-text citations must be in ASA style. Please check out Purdue OWL ASA writing lab for more information Please let me know if you have any questions about citations or formatting. (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/583/03/ )
  • If I see a paper without citations, I will not grade the paper and it will result in a 0. Without providing citations, it is plagiarism.
  • Check your final draft for typos and spelling, and read your paper out loud to make sure it reads well (i.e., that there are no major grammar/sentence structure issues that impair comprehension). A nicely written paper with will help you get a better grade.

 

DEADLINE

Papers need to be turned in by Wednesday, October 10th by 11:49pm on Blackboard under the Midterm paper folder.