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The social model of health suggests that social factors are more important than biological ones in defining health and illness. There are two key concepts from this perspective: 1) The "clinical iceberg" which refers to the large amount of unreported illness that exists. Official statistics only account for a small fraction of actual illness. 2) Health and illness are social processes influenced more by social factors like class, gender, and ethnicity rather than purely biological ones. A person
- Author
- Ciara Mannion
- Language
- EN