Health and Society
This category encompasses articles exploring the complex interplay between health, illness, and the broader social structures that shape experiences of well-being. It examines how societal factors influence health, how health influences society, and the systems developed to manage and deliver healthcare.
Health Insurance Community Ratings
Definition Community rating in health insurance refers to a pricing method where premiums (the am...
Health Insurance Experience Ratings
Definition Experience ratings in health insurance refer to a method used by insurance companies t...
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO's)
Definition A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is a type of managed health insurance plan tha...
Medicalization
Medicalization Medicalization is the process by which non-medical problems become defined and tre...
Nature vs Nurture Issue
Definition The nature–nurture issue is a long-standing debate over the relative influence of gene...
Perspectives on Forced Help
Perspectives on Forced Help At what point—if ever—should a society require someone to accept help...
Providing Aid and Assistance
Providing Aid and Assistance Societies provide assistance for a variety of reasons—some rooted in...
Sick Role
The Sick Role The concept of the sick role was introduced by sociologist Talcott Parsons in 1951 ...
Pandemic
Overview A pandemic is a widespread global disease outbreak that affects large populations across...
Life Expectancy
Overview Life expectancy is the average number of years an individual can expect to live based on...
Medical Tourism
Overview Medical tourism refers to individuals traveling outside their home country to access hea...
Mortality Rate
Overview Mortality rate measures the number of deaths in a population over a specific period, oft...
Infant Mortality Rate
Overview The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) measures the number of deaths of children under one year...