HLST 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Constructionism, Structural Functionalism, Sick Role

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Chapter two of staying alive discusses sociological perspectives on health and health care and the sick role. The sick role is a term used in medical sociology regarding the rights and obligations of the affected. Sociology is defined as the academic study of social behavior. In the health field however, it is applied in a different manner in terms of health. Up to this point i had no prior knowledge that there were two separate fields. The differences between the two are that sociology in medicine refers to applying sociological theories to understand health related problems. Whereas sociology of medicine refers to better understanding sociological concepts through health problems. These concepts include structural functionalism, social constructionism, materialism, feminism, anti-racism, and postmodernism.

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