Lecture 1 : Sociology of Activity, Health and Well Being

sociology of AHWB

focuses on the shared beliefs and social practices that constitute specific forms of AHWB

social institution

governs our behaviour at large societal level. have norms, rules and protocols for how we interact w AHWB

social location

combination of catergories that includes race, age, gender, class, religion, sex,etc to influence ones identity

social location is tied to

power and privilege

power

ability to influence and make decisions that impact others

privilege

advantages and benefits that someone can receive bc of social groups that they desired to be

intersectionality

how diff forms of inequality compound together

simultaneity

people experiencing all of their identities at the same time

multiplicativity

different parts of a person's identity do not just add together—they multiply to create a completely unique experience.

Multiple Jeopardy

when intersecting social categories produce more than one relative disadvantage