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Lauer: Social Problems and the Quality of Life
Social Problems and the Quality of Life, 8/e
Robert H. Lauer, U.S. International University
Jeanette C. Lauer, U.S. International University
Health Care and Illness: Physical and Mental

LEARNING OBJECTIVES


1

Understand the meaning and extent of physical and mental illness.

2

Know the kinds of undesirable consequences of illness, including suffering, disrupted interpersonal relationships, constraints on personal freedom, and economic costs.

3

Discuss the ways in which Americans receive inadequate health care, including deinstitutionalization.

4

Understand how roles and social institutions affect the health-care problem.

5

Describe the attitudes, values, and ideologies that contribute to the health-care problem.

6

Identify some ways to address America's health-care problem.








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