SOSA 2502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Talcott Parsons, Sick Role, Lifeworld

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Soc & Social Anthropology
• Course: SOSA 2502
• Professor: Emma Whelan

Document Summary

Notion of relationship: physicians have a special place in the healthcare system; mediated between the health care system and the patient. 15% of canadian population does not family physician (mobility across the country, anonymity of urban life, growth of walk-in clinics: based on older model of gp vs. today. Growth in scientific, rational, technical authority, so that we vested more hierarchy in that some people have more knowledge see doctor on a regular basis that most people in society experience. Develop roles (and values) that provide a consensus of conduct: roles have rights and responsibilities associated with them. Sick role: sick role is temporary, and you will become a fully functioning member of so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) agai(cid:374) if (cid:455)ou follow the ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)ia(cid:374)"s (cid:396)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)e(cid:374)datio(cid:374)s, patie(cid:374)t"s (cid:396)espo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) to: Seek medical advice: to legitimately inhabit sick role. Comply with medical advice: patie(cid:374)t"s (cid:396)ight to: Be regarded as unable to get better through will. Act for welfare of patients and community.