SOC 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Talcott Parsons, Palliative Care, Sociological Perspectives

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2101
• Professor: Louise Chartrand

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Sociological perspectives to health, illness and medicine (lecture 1) Most of us think that the medical sense has the truth. We have a hard time grasping that it"s a perspective (a way of seeing things) 19th century- the enlightment period (everything started to evolve, ex. Germ theory: medicines main focus is to find a solution. Many vaccinations that exists in order for us to be safer. Status of medical professional increased medical perspective (not everyone can give or prescribe medicine (ex. 1960s physicians are a gateway of our medical care. What does sociology have to do with health and illness. The government will pay for the health care of its residence. Sociology increases our information between the individual and the society. Critiques a lot of the medical perspective. Makes sure we can get to the best medical care that we can have.