1b. Examine the privatization of Health Care in Canada since the 1970’s.

What have been the causes and consequences of this privatization?

2a) Examine the historical relationship between lifestyle and social structure, focussing on historical changes in diet and exercise.

What social factors have led to the recent changes in diet and exercise which underlie the current rise in obesity, and what could be done to reverse this trend?

3a) Examine the critique of modern medicine provided by Conflict Theory.

How has the corporate quest for profits in capitalism distorted medical knowledge and medical practice?

4a. Examine the current situation of the Pharmaceutical Industry in North America.

What methods have Pharmaceutical Corporations used to promote their products to both physicians and the general public, and what problems has this led to?

5b. Examine the impact of age, gender and ethnicity on health in Canada.

How and why do the health problems of different age groups, genders and ethnic groups differ?