Examples of diseases of affluence in the following topics:
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- Type II diabetes is an example of a disease of affluence, as it is thought to develop from high-sugar and high-fat diets, rather than from genetic predispositions or contagions.
- The main diseases and health conditions prioritized by global health initiatives are sometimes classified under the terms diseases of affluence and diseases of poverty, although the impacts of globalization are increasingly blurring any such distinction.
- Examples of diseases of affluence include Type II diabetes, asthma, coronary heart disease, obesity, hypertension, cancer, and alcoholism.
- So-called diseases of affluence are predicted to become more prevalent in developing countries, as diseases of poverty decline, longevity increases, and lifestyles change.
- As the above discussion of diseases of poverty and diseases of affluence reveals, health trends are closely related to social, political, and economic patterns.
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- However, if someone stops smoking the risks of developing diseases steadily decline, although gradually, as the damage to their body is repaired.The main health risks from tobacco smoking pertain to diseases of the cardiovascular system, in particular smoking is a major risk factor for: myocardial infarction (heart attack); diseases of the respiratory tract, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema; and cancer, particularly lung cancer and cancers of the larynx and tongue.
- Recent polls show that 90% of Americans currently believe that alcoholism is, in fact, a disease.
- While cultural and scientific definitions of obesity are subject to change, it is accepted that excessive body weight predisposes to various forms of disease, particularly cardiovascular disease.
- Increasing affluence itself may be a cause or contributing factor since obesity tends to flourish as a disease of affluence in countries which are developing and becoming westernised.
- Department of Health and Human Services officially classified obesity as a disease.
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- Malaria is the second leading cause of death in Africa, after HIV/AIDS and is the fifth leading cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide.
- Infectious diseases, also known as transmissible diseases or communicable diseases, are clinically evident illnesses resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents.
- Said to be one of the world's oldest diseases, malaria is caused by one of four protozoans within the genus Plasmodium.
- Said to be one of the world's oldest diseases, malaria is caused by one of four protozoans within the genus Plasmodium.
- Assess the implications of infectious diseases in terms of health care and life expectancy of individuals
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- The top .01% of the population, with an annual income of $9.5 million or more, received 5% of the income of the United States in 2007.
- The main distinguishing feature of this class is their source of income.
- The rich constitute roughly 5% of U.S. households and their wealth is largely in the form of home equity.
- Other contemporary sociologists, such as Dennis Gilbert, argue that this group is not part of the upper class but rather part of the upper middle class, as its standard of living is largely derived from occupation-generated income and its affluence falls far short of that attained by the top percentile.
- The top .01% of the population, with an annual income of $9.5 million or more, received 5% of the income of the United States in 2007.
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- For example, an individual in the U.S. with an annual income of $80,000, may consider himself affluent if he compares himself to those in the middle of the income strata, who earn roughly $32,000 a year.
- Reference groups become the individual's frame of reference and source for ordering his or her experiences, perceptions, cognition, and ideas of self.
- An example of a reference group is a group of people who have a certain level of affluence.
- For example, an individual in the U.S. with an annual income of $80,000, may consider himself affluent if he compares himself to those in the middle of the income strata, who earn roughly $32,000 a year.
- Reference groups become the individual's frame of reference and source for ordering his or her experiences, perceptions, cognition, and ideas of self.
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- Furthermore, sexual transmission of disease grew with colonization.
- European colonization contributed to the spread of disease worldwide.
- The European contribution to global pathogen exposure created a "global homogenization of disease," where no border was left uncrossed in the spread of infectious diseases.
- From the beginning of the twentieth century onwards, the elimination or control of disease in tropical countries became a driving force for all colonial powers.
- Summarize the impact of European colonialism on the spread of infectious disease and beginnings of disease control
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- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the leading causes of death for Americans are heart disease and cancer.
- Because of the prevalence of heart disease and cancer among the elderly, many American hospitals have developed programs to treat seniors with these particular afflictions.
- Cardiogeriatrics refers to the branch of healthcare that treats heart disease in older adults.
- Dementia is not a single disease, but rather a syndrome that is associated with a variety of different diseases, such as Alzheimer's.
- Most often, Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed in people over the age of 65.
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- One might use a reference group to determine his or her affluence: An individual in the U.S. with an annual income of $80,000, may consider himself affluent if he compares himself to those who earn roughly $35,000 a year.
- If, however, the same person considers the relevant reference group to be those in the top 0.1% of households in the U.S., those making $1.6 million or more, then the individual's income of $80,000 would make him or her seem rather poor.
- The values and norms of society are agreed upon by all members of society because there is a "social contract" in effect which protects us from one another and keeps society stable and balanced.
- Merton's socialization research of medical students.
- Talcott Parsons was heavily influenced by Emile Durkheim and Max Weber, synthesizing much of their work into his action theory, which he based on the system-theoretical concept and the methodological principle of voluntary action.
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- He ensures that his children have what he never had: the security of having every basic need and most of their desires satisfied.
- Instead, they came of age during the 1960s and 1970s, and their values were often formed in support of or reaction to the political and social issues of the time.
- Sociologists explain the rise of post-materialist values in two ways.
- First, they argue that individuals pursue various goals in order of basic necessity.
- On the other hand, those who mainly experienced sustained material affluence during youth might give high priority to values such as individual improvement, personal freedom, citizen input in government decisions, the ideal of a society based on humanism, and maintaining a clean and healthy environment.
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- A portion of Darien Street is effectively an alleyway because it does not connect to any of the city's main arteries or thoroughfares and was unpaved for most of its existence.
- Between 1977 and 1979, five of the seven pre-1977 families residing on Darien Street had been pushed out because of increased rents.
- These first few suburban transplants, or urban pioneers, demonstrated that cities were viable places to live and began developing a type of inner-city chic that was attractive to other baby boomers, which in turn brought an influx of young affluence to inner cities.
- It may be the result of fluctuating relationships between capital investments and the production of urban space.
- This comedy video raises many critiques of gentrification by parodying the gentrification of Brooklyn, NY.