Introduction
I used to think that getting and maintaining health and wellness is just a personal matter. I did not totally recognize that it is a structural goal in any society. It makes sense to me while I grasped the topic in Chapter 2 of the Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care by Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (Raphael, Bryant & Rioux, 2006). It made me realize why the state is concerned with the health and well being of the people and why it promotes good health. Good health is actually linked with not just the sociological and political aspects of society. It is ...
