1. Please read the Chapter 13, Chapter 19 and Chapter 20 that you find in the textbook for this course. Chapter 13: Aging and the Elderly (http://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter1

1. Please read the Chapter 13, Chapter 19 and Chapter 20 that you find in the textbook for this course.

Chapter 13: Aging and the Elderly (http://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter13-aging-and-the-elderly/);

Chapter 19: Health and Medicine (http://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter19-health-and-medicine/);

Chapter 20: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment (http://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter20-population-urbanization-and-the-environment/). 

Based on what you have learned in this unit, answer the following questions:

• What factors do you think contribute to the disparities in health among ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender groups in your country? 
• What diseases are the most stigmatized? Which are the least? 
• Is this different in different cultures or social classes?

2. Briefly acquaint yourself with the Encyclopedia Britannica entry about Lewis Mumford: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lewis-Mumford

Afterwards read a couple of pages from this excerpt from the following work by this author: http://habitat.aq.upm.es/boletin/n21/almum.en.html. –> ALTERNATE LINK

Please discuss this reading assignment in light of the reading materials for this unit.

Reference:

Mumford, L. (1956). The Natural History of Urbanization. In Thomas, W. L., Jr. (Ed.), Man’s Role in Changing the Face of the Earth. Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press.