SOC 7108 Chapter 7: SOC 7108 - Chapter 7
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This paper investigates the concept of sick-role of women in the sick fund health care in. There is special attention in terms of the differences between the sick role concept in acute and chronic illness due to their implications for professionalism and lay resources for coping. Parson"s model it consists of interrelated expectations in terms of defining the rights and duties of an ill person and their professional and non-professional partners. They are granted a status of dependency in terms of being exempted from daily mundane matters and in a sense are entitled to care from others. These factors are however only conditional in the sense that they seek help from a professional and follow their means in order to achieve recovery. The model over-emphasizes the importance of the professional and medical/technical resources they utilize. This why parson"s is perceived as mediocre as the professional orientation stays prominent for the persons recovery as they continue to be belittled.