Social Factors in Epidemiology

proficiency level and factors fostering reticence in efl learners

according to cheng (1999), in recent esl/efl literature, asian (especially east asian) learners of english as a foreign/second language have been arguably reported as reticent and passive learners. the most common allegations are that these students are reluctant to participate in classroom discourse; they are unwilling to give responses; they do not ask questions; and they are passive and over...

Social epidemiology in South Africa.

In this paper, we review the history, present state, and future of social epidemiology in South Africa. In “developing” nations such as South Africa, social epidemiology is cast in a new light owing to these countries’ distinctive political, economic, and social histories. South Africa is still grappling with the public health legacy of the colonial and apartheid eras while contending with new ...

Social Network Visualization in Epidemiology.

Epidemiological investigations and interventions are increasingly focusing on social networks. Two aspects of social networks are relevant in this regard: the structure of networks and the function of networks. A better understanding of the processes that determine how networks form and how they operate with respect to the spread of behavior holds promise for improving public health. Visualizin...

Social epidemiology? No way.

Although research into social and behavioural determinants of health and illness was conducted throughout the 20th century, it has become more common since the 1980s. Because of this, the term 'social epidemiology' is increasingly encountered in the biomedical literature. Recent commentaries by Kaufman and Cooper 1,2 and Muntaner 3 on causal explanations in social epidemiology, although of inte...

social epidemiology of schizophrenia