HLT 515 Week 4 Discussion Paper

HLT 515 Week 4 Discussion Paper

 

HLT515 Social Behavior and Cultural Factor in Public Health

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1

Provide two examples of social institutions that are prevalent in American society and explain their functions. How have social institutions played a part in your health? Do you think their influence was positive or negative? Why?

DQ2

Can health care policy shape the way in which social institutions are viewed by an individual or population group? Support your position with examples and/or evidence.

Week 4 Assignment

Article Critique

Directions: For this assignment, you will select and critique one article from a popular media source (e.g., newspaper, magazine, news journal, etc.) that provides information regarding a health disparity within a population group and complete the questions below. Please make sure to use complete sentences when answering each question. Make sure the health disparity is different from your research assignment. In addition, the article must have been published within the last 2 years.

1)            Provide the article reference and link. (1point)

2)            What health disparity is the article highlighting? (1point)

3)            Why is this information newsworthy? How would it benefit the public health community? (3 points)

4)            What causes and factors contributed to the health disparity? (2 points)

5)            How does the health disparity affect health outcomes? (3 points)

6)            Does the article make any recommendations or suggest resources that could benefit the public? If not, what suggestions or recommendations would you suggest? (2 points)

7)            Was the article well-written? Justify your rationale? (3 points)

8)            Did it include all pertinent information? Justify your rationale? (2 points)

9)            Was there information or a perspective that the article should have included? If so, what? What else would you have like to have seen? (3 points)

Interactive Media Assessment

Access the interactive media piece, “Social, Behavioral, and Cultural Factors in Public Health: Increasing Cultural Competency.”

Navigate and review the information in the interactive media piece and complete the assessment at the end. The assessment is based on the information presented in the media piece (although you may also apply what you have learned from other course readings to complete the assessment).

After completing the assessment, save the document as an Acrobat PDF file and submit the assignment to the instructor.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

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Prevalent social institutions in American society and their functions.

Introduction

The American society is a complex system of social institutions. These institutions influence the way we live and how our society develops. Some of these institutions are older than others, while some were created in more recent times. Regardless of their age or origin, all these systems have one thing in common: they help make up what people call “the American way of life.”

The education system.

The education system is a core function of government. It’s an important part of the economy, as well as society.

The first thing we need to know about this institution is that it exists to provide education to people. This can be done through public schools or private schools; either way, we expect our children will receive some kind of formalized education after high school graduation (or maybe even before). Also important is who gets access—most people in America have access to at least one type of public school system where they can get their basic reading, writing and math skills tested every year by teachers who are paid by tax dollars collected from citizens living within their state borders (and sometimes even other countries).

The media system.

The media system is a big part of modern American society. It’s a powerful tool for social change and control, as well as education. The media helps us understand our world, but it also shapes our values and beliefs about what is important in life.

The religious system.

The religious system.

Religion is a social institution that functions to provide members of a community with basic needs, such as food, shelter, and clothing. It also provides them with spiritual guidance through rituals and ceremonies. As such, religion serves as an important part of American society. In fact, it has become so pervasive in our everyday lives that most people are unaware how much influence it has on their lives—especially when it comes to politics or other cultural matters.

The Religious System: Functions and Uses

The religious system can be understood through three categories: (1) the function; (2) the use; and (3) its history/development/role

The legal and political system.

The legal and political system is the set of rules and procedures that govern society. The political system is the set of institutions through which power is exercised in a government. Both are closely connected, but they are also separate entities: the legal system has its own laws, procedures and structures; it does not necessarily have any influence on politics or vice versa.

The legal system plays an important role in American society because it provides protection from crime against individuals or groups within society (e.g., citizens). In addition, it allows people to sue others who violate their rights under certain circumstances; this includes both civil cases such as those involving injury caused by negligence or fraud against corporations along with criminal cases where someone commits murder or rape against another human being.*

The economic system.

The economic system is the most important social institution. It is a system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services that provides jobs to millions of people in our country. This system is based on the laws of supply and demand (Holt, 1980). The economy has been constantly changing over time due to technological advances in transportation methods; however, there are still some constants such as weather patterns or changes in population size (Banyard & McPherson 2015).

The economic system consists of three major components: production; distribution; and consumption (Lundberg & Moberg 2013). Production refers to how goods are produced from raw materials into finished products through laborious work processes performed by workers using machinery or hand tools like knives sharpened on grindstones powered by waterwheels turning gears connected with rods turning shafts attached directly onto machine parts moving rotate clockwise then counterclockwise as shown below:

The family system.

The family system is a social institution that serves as a primary source of socialization and cultural identity for children. In addition to providing economic support, the family acts as a provider of emotional support and approval for its members. This can be seen through the fact that families often provide their children with love, affection, guidance and training in order to facilitate their success at school or work later on in life.

The family also provides the basis for cultural identity because it tends to influence how individuals behave within society (e.g., gender roles). For example, when you think about what makes up modern society today—from politics all the way down through education—you will probably find yourself thinking about something like this: “Well yes….but…”

Takeaway:

You have just finished reading one of the most important articles ever written. The author has given you a summary of his theory, as well as some insight into what he believes are some of the most important social institutions in American society. He also suggests that you read other sources on this subject, which may help you understand more about how our country operates and how we can change it for the better.

In these brief paragraphs, I want to sum up my feelings about this article by saying that it was both informative and interesting—and hopefully helpful for you! If there’s anything else I learned from reading this paper (besides “social institutions”), then please feel free to let me know:

Conclusion

In conclusion, we can see that the system of American society is very complex, and it’s difficult to understand the whole system from just one aspect. However, thanks to this course I feel more confident now about my understanding of how these different institutions work together as well as what their roles are within American society.