Write an essay of 1500 words on ONE of the following. Discuss theories and concepts from the sociology of health in your essay and support your answer by drawing on appropriate academic literature.

1. Discuss the rise of bio-medicine and its relevance to health and illness in contemporary British society.

2. “Illness can be understood as a form of deviance.” Discuss.

3. Explain the main ways that social class leads to inequalities in health.

4. How far do models of disability help our understanding of the lived experience of disability?

5. Discuss culture in relation to health and illness, with reference to lay beliefs and lay management of health and illness.