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Medicine and Health
Kelsea Toseki and Megan Muffly
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Thesis
Medicine and healthcare are important issues that impact society both in the United States and around the world.
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Definitions
Medicine One of the major
social institutions that sociologists study
A society’s organized ways of dealing with sickness and injury
Health A human condition
measured by the following components
Physical Mental Social Spiritual
*The definitions of health and illness vary from culture to culture, as do the components of health*
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The Sick Role
4 Elements to the Sick Role1. Not held responsible
2. Exempt from normal responsibilities
3. Don’t like the role
4. Get competent help
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The Sick Role
Sick role is controversial– are you sick or not?
Parents and physicians are primary gatekeepers
Gender differences Women are more
comfortable claiming sick role
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Professionalization
Education becomes rigorous
Physicians claim a theoretical understanding of illness
Regulate themselves Claim to be doing a
service to society Take authority over
clients.
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Monopoly
Controlling education and licensing
Fee-for-Service Makes medicine a
business Drive up price of
healthcare Government funded
healthcare Medicare and
Medicaid
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Physical Health
Top 10 causes of death in the U.S., 2001
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Types of Health
Physical Health Body’s fitness
Weight BMI Strength Endurance
Immune System
Mental Health Emotional and
Psychological well-being Deal with and recover
from difficult situations Stress
Confidence Human Interaction
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Issues in Healthcare
Government provided healthcare
Social Inequality Malpractice Suits
Defensive medicine Medical Incompetence Depersonalization Conflict of Interest Medical Fraud Sexism Medically Assisted Suicide
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Threats to Health
HIV/AIDS Globalization of
Disease Epidemics
Drugs Alcohol Nicotine
Disabling Environments Experiments
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Alternatives
Treatment vs. Prevention Spend more money on
prevention? Global Perspective
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Interview / Statistics
Universal Healthcare??
YesNo
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Works Cited
Annandale, Ellen. "Book - Ellen Annandale - The Sociology of Health and Medicine." Welcome to Polity - leading international publisher in the social sciences and humanities - www.politybooks.com. 15 May 2009 http://www.polity.co.uk/book.asp?ref=0745613578
“Balanced Politics.org – Universal Healy Care (Pros & Cons, Arguments For and Against).” BalancedPolitics.org – Free Balanced, Non-Partisan Discussion of Political & Social Issues for Debate (Pros and Cons – Decision Making Politics). 25 Mar. 2009. 13 May 2009 http://www.balancedpolitics.org/universal_health_care.htm.
Category. “The Mind and the Body are the Same Thing.” Mental Health – Information on Mental Health. 27 Nov. 2003. 13 May 2009 http://mentalhealth.about.com/cs/mindandbody/a/mindbody.htm.
Henslin, James M.. Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach (6th Edition). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2004.
"Introduction to Sociology/Health and Medicine - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks." Wikibooks. 9 May 2009. 11 May 2009 http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Health_and_Medicine
Prosser, Brenton. "Emerging From the Shadow of Medicine - Health Sociology Review." Health Sociology Review - Health Sociology Review. 15 May 2009 http://hsr.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/15/issue/5/article/119/emerging-from-the-shadow-of-medicine