Won't you adopt my innovation? | Social Capital Theory | Keep it Eco-friendly | Power to the People! | Choosing a Theory |
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Who are the Laggards?
Folks who belong to this group of adopters tend to be conservative, traditional, have lower self-esteem, less education, and are suspicious of innovations.
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What are networks?
One of the constructs of Social Capital Theory, these are the connections or associations we have with other people.
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What is the institutional level?
Rules, regulations, and policies at the workplace may have an impact on health and comprise external factors at this ecological level.
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What is control?
Empowerment helps individuals battling health issues to feel that they do have __________ over their lives.
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What is "interaction"?
Identifying the level of __________ under which each of the causes of a health issue exist helps you determine which theories would most likely explain the behavior.
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What is Time?
Another Diffusion of Innovation construct, this part of the theory refers to how much time it takes for the innovation-decision process to occur.
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What are norms?
Needing to conform to group _________ does not always result in positive health outcomes.
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What is the interpersonal level?
External factors at this ecological level could include the drug-taking behavior of peers or the healthy dietary behavior of a parent.
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What is empowerment?
The idea that powerlessness can make people unhealthy, and that feelings of control, power, or ownership can improve people's health
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What is the first step in choosing a theory?
"Identify the health issue and the population affected."
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What is compatible?
To be adopted, an innovation needs to be ___________ with the existing values and needs of the people, culture, or social environment.
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What are bonding relationships (or bonding social capital)?
These types of relationships exist between people who see themselves as being similar in terms of their shared social identity, origin, or status.
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What is the intrapersonal level?
A patient may be told to cook a heart-healthy diet, but if internal factors (such as knowledge and skills) at this ecological level aren't addressed, the advice may fall short.
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What is critical thinking?
A way of thinking that produces new or different critical perspectives on life experiences which is accompanied by enhanced self-esteem and increased confidence
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What is the 2nd step in choosing a theory?
"Gather information."
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What relative advantage?
An innovation has a greater chance of being adopted if it is better than what is already out there, also known as it's ___(2 words)_____________.
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What is bridging social capital?
This type of social capital exists among networks of people who come together as acquaintances from different social groups in order to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
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What is the environment?
When ecological models are used in health promotion, the intent is to change the _________, since changes in the __(same word)___ change individual behavior.
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What is Photovoice?
A participatory process in which underserved
individuals identify, represent, and enhance their lives and communities through photography |
What is the 3rd step in choosing a theory?
"Identify possible reasons or causes for the problem."
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Who are the Early Adopters?
This group of adopters includes the opinion leaders in a community; if they adopt your intervention/innovation, you can expect others to follow their lead!
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What is linking social capital?
This type of social capital represents the weakest relationships which exist between people belonging to different levels of power or authority gradients.
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What are the SOCIAL and PHYSICAL environments?
The two types of external environment that are included in ecological models.
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What is Empowerment Education?
Photovoice empowers participants via a process
called _______(2 words)___________. |
What is PubMed?
A popular database used to conduct literature searches, which is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
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What are Communication channels?
Methods through which the innovation is made known to the members of the social system.
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