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Social Construction Of Health, Disease And Illness

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Social construction means the authenticity of something or it’s meaning in general depending on ethics, customs and attitude of the society where that “something” is and the setting of the situation for example winking is socially constructed, for it varies from society to society. The meaning changes with societies thus it can also have different interpretations. It can be... A sexual invitation (Latin America) A signal for someone to leave the room (Nigeria) A sign of rudeness (China) A sign of disrespect or boredom (Japan) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_construction). Social construction of health, disease and illness can therefore be variations of health from one society to another showing the different social forces responsible
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