AQA A Level · Sociology 7192

Health: social construction of health, illness, disability and the body: Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

According to sociologists, what does the term 'social construction of illness' imply?

Question 2

1 mark

In the study of health, which sociological perspective is most likely to argue that the medical profession serves as an agency of social control by defining what is considered 'normal' and 'deviant' behaviour through the process of medicalisation?

Question 3

1 mark

Which sociological perspective typically defines health as the absence of disease and focuses on the biological and physiological factors affecting the human body?

Question 4

1 mark

According to the social model of disability, what is the primary cause of disability?

Question 5

1 mark

Which group in the UK generally experiences the highest rates of infant mortality and lower life expectancy due to socio-economic factors?

Question 6

2 marks

Outline two ways in which health and illness may be socially constructed according to sociological perspectives.

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