SOC 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Postmodernity, Michel Foucault, Sick Role
2 Dec 2014
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Not poor because they are sick: where sickness and downward social mobility intersect it is in those conditions where political, cultural and social practices already discriminate against the individuals ex. Individuals are blamed for lifestyle choices that they are biologically incapable of coping with because of their genetic makeup. They examine the way medical and biological explanations of disease function in our society: medical knowledge is produced in and reflects structural features of society. Individuals have not been free from the structures of patterned inequality nor have their choices increased. To discipline and control the working class and provide individualized explanations of disease. Rehabilitate individuals to carry out their social roles. Social strain caused by meeting the demands of social roles. Diseases are labels used to sort and segregate the population and make it easier to control. To enforce compliance with normal social roles and to ensure that we internalize these norms.
