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Chapter 14: Education, Health, and Medecine

STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease)- used to describe infections that are passed through bodily fluids between indiviudals Self Fulfilling Prophecy- People who expect others to act in a certain way often encourage that very behavior Socialized Medicine- a medical care system in which the government owns and operates most medical facilities and employs most physicians Public Education- State funded school available to public
 * Micah recieved Chlamidia from sleeping with the guidance counselor, Mrs. Griffith.
 * Olive's peers expected her to act like a slut so she began pretending to be that very way by wearing promiscuous clothing and "sleeping with the entire school".
 * Micah went to a medical system ran by the government in order to find out what was wrong with him; he later finds out that it is chlamidia
 * Olive and her peers go to Ojai high school, which is open to anyone in the public.

Olive is at her locker in the public school she goes to.

Medicine- the social institution that focuses on fighting disease and improving health Health- a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being Schooling- formal instruction under the direction of specially trained teachers Education- the social institution through which society provides its members with important knowledge, including basic facts, job skills, and cultural norms and values
 * Micah is given medicine to treat his chlamidia.
 * When Olive starts being called a slut her health begins to suffer because of her mental and social well-being are threatened.
 * Olive receives schooling from Mr. Griffith her english teacher.
 * Through being in school Olive learns norms and values from the other students, as well as knowledge from her teachers.

Olive's health is starting to worsen at this point because her social and mental well being is down because of the pressures of the Cross Your Heart group.

**functional illiteracy:** a lack of the reading and writing skills needed for everyday living **eating disorder:** an intense form of dieting or other unhealthy method of weight control driven by the desire to be very thin **socialized medicine:** a medical care system in which the government owns and operates most medical facilities and employs most physicians **sick role:** patterns of behavior defined as appropriate for people who are ill
 * Marianne’s boyfriend, Micah, is 22 years old and still in high school. Micah is unable to graduate because he cannot read or write. He also asks questions that would be obvious to other people and considered dumb in his high school.
 * When Marianne discovers Olive’s promiscuous activity, she decides she will fast and pray for Olive’s soul. Marianne believes fasting will cleanse her soul and help her to discover how to get rid of Olive.
 * The school counselor is employed by a public school and is expected to help students enrolled at the high school. The counselor can refer students to another doctor or prescribe a rehab facility.
 * After Micah gets an STD from Mrs. Griffith, he assumes a sick role. Our society associates a negative connotation with someone who has an STD. As a result, people avoid Micah because they know he has an STD.