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Lauer: Social Problems and the Quality of Life
Social Problems and the Quality of Life, 8/e
Robert H. Lauer, U.S. International University
Jeanette C. Lauer, U.S. International University
Health Care and Illness: Physical and Mental

Chapter Outline


Nature of the Problem: Health Care and Illness

  1. Physical Illness
  2. AIDS

    3. GLOBAL COMPARISONS: "The Worldwide Challenge of Infectious Diseases"

  3. Mental Illness
    1. Types of Mental Illness
    2. Extent of Mental Illness

      3. INVOLVEMENT: "Except Me and Thee"
      VOICES: "If You Want to Live a Long Life..."

Health Care, Illness, and the Quality of Life

  1. Stress and Suffering
  2. Interpersonal Relationships
  3. Inadequate Care
  4. Deinstitutionalization
  5. Individual Freedom
  6. Economic Costs

Contributing Factors

  1. Social Structural Factors
    1. Roles
    2. The Family Context of Illness
    3. The Industrial Economy
    4. The Politics of Illness
    5. The Stratification of Illness
    6. Changing Structure: The Future Shock Thesis
  2. Social Psychological Factors
    1. Attitudes and Values

What Is to Be Done?

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