1. Etiology Of Depression Socio-cultural Factors By Greig Illingworth and Annie Reid

2. What does Etiology mean? Etiology is… The causes that people suffer which lead to a certain disorder, such as specific events or traumas.

3. What are some socio-cultural factors that may lead to depression? Vulnerability of depression is based on a lot things that could affect the likelihood of depression occurring. Below are possible factors: - lacking employment away from home - no social support - having a few young children at home - loss of father/mother at an early age - experience with childhood abuse

5. More situations… Being at war Stuck in poverty Awareness of being in a minority group (racism) Seasonal affective disorder (amount of sunlight affects the chemical balance in the body Religion Social stratas

6. Women Research has found that women are much more likely to develop depression due to cultural pressures to impose a responsibility over them than on men.