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Social causation hypothesis for SZ - Coggle Diagram
Social causation hypothesis for SZ
Immigration and minority status
Minorities aren't more at risk of SZ because of instrinsic factors (like genetics)
They're more at risk because of the prejudice and discrimination they may face
Direct discrimination could be overt racism while indirect could be discrimination while searching for a job
Furthermore 2nd gen immigrants are more at risk of SZ than 1st gen immigrants
This is because their family norms are in conflict with the societal norms they live in
Social Isolation
Some people may find contact with others stressful so they might start isolating.
This means that these individuals are cut off from their support networks (friends and family) so they don't get feedback for dysfunctional or inappropriate behaviour
These dysfunctional behaviours may lead to SZ if social contact gets cut
Social advertisity
This means that a person's physical, intellectual, emotional, or social needs aren't being met.
This could be due to the lack of government/community help, for example this could be an inadequate social safety net in terms of money and bad mental healthcare by not funding services enough
For example unemployment may lead to poverty, which leads to poverty and poor nurtition
Urbanicity
Some factors lead to a stressful live in urban environments
Crime can make someone stressful and uneasy as they'll be constantly fearing for themselves, their loved ones, or their belongings
Some might find the fast pace of big cities (like London) exhausting and hard to keep up with
Light pollution (a lot of streetlights) can lead to aggregated eyes
A person's physical health can be negatively impacted by pollution (like by asthma) and the noise can lead to poor sleep
Traffic pollution can make people stressed as it may make them late to important places and events