I want to write about a show named Shameless, the show is about a family of six who live in a small apartment. The oldest daughter Fiona has to raise her family on her own since her father was a drunk who does not provide for his family. They live in a low economic area and since they do not have money they often have to steal food and steal money. There are often homeless people that live in front of their house or there are a lot of needles. They are prone to a lot of diseases even in the show the father named Frank is always getting sick since he does not take care of himself. They often lie to try to get medical health because they can not afford it. This show really demonstrates how being someone that comes from a lower economic area can cause problems when they need to get medical health. This relates to the lecture that we read in week six which touches up on how a neighborhood can either promote or damage health. In this show the neighborhood they live in damages health, there are people on drugs that walk around and often leave their needles on the ground. I attached a picture of the family from the show and I really recommend that some of you watch this show because it has great examples of how they struggle to get medical health and how unsanitary the neighborhood they live in is.
Medical Sociology 