Ways Culture Influences Social Trends
Health
Canada is focusing on
preventative care/health promoion
Reducing harmful behaviours
Smoking
Healthy eating
Obesiety is a rising issue
Canadian health care system
Cost is Expensive
60% of Canadians with health issues
have a lower average household income
25% of health care plans are paid
through private sources
Geographic Barriers
Those who live in rural areas have
have less access to health care facilities.
Body Image
Idividuals do not want others to view them poorly
Dieting
Individuals are influenced by media to diet
Both men and women experience body image issues
Beauty
Deffiniton of beauty changes with time and culture
Adolescents worry about they way others view them
Women take extreme measures in history to look "beautiful"
Plucked hair for higher forehead
(England)
Bounded feet to make them smaller
(China)
Politics
Some provinces set up courses in schools to
educate students about the political process
Voting participation is declining in Canada
Young Canadians (18-24yrs) not voting
Politicians are campaigning through social media
to reach out to youth
Twitter, Youtube
Youth feel they have no voice
