SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Human Capital Flight, Racialization, Iatrogenesis

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Suzanna Crage

Document Summary

Medical sociology: based on the view that medical practices and beliefs are intensely social. Policy sociology: about generating sociological data to help governments and health professionals develop the policies that drive heath care in this country. Medical sociology is to improve the delivery of health services through sociologically informed research. Critical sociology: the focus shifts to the practices of multinational pharmaceutical companies, medical school, and privately run, for profit clinics and hospitals. Talcott parsons developed the concept of the sick (patient) role. Sick role: the set of expectations that surround a sick person and the experience of being sick. Earl koos: learned that people in higher occupational groups were better able to afford to play the sick role, a privilege less available to those of lower occupational group. Uniformity of the sick role can be based on gender, ethnic background, and age.