Exam 52: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness

Sociologist Talcott Parsons suggests that the doctor-patient relationship is somewhat like that between

Which sociologist developed the concept of the sick role?

Medicine serves as an agent of social control by retaining absolute jurisdiction over many health care procedures.

Out of the following nations,which has the highest infant mortality rate?

What term refers to the process of medical experts becoming influential in proposing and assessing relevant public policies?

Differentiate the functionalist,conflict,and interactionist views on the issue of health.Give examples to support your answer.

The irony of midwives is that they first brought professionalism to child delivery,yet today they are portrayed as invading the legitimate field of obstetrics.

Just as police and judges can define certain people as criminal,so can health care professionals define who is "sick." This power is described by

Which sociological perspective suggests that the term medicalization of society refers to the growing role of medicine as a major institution of social control?

Which theoretical perspective views medicine as a form of social control?

The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under 1 year old per ________ live births in a given year.

The immigration to the U.S.of skilled workers,professionals,and technicians who are desperately needed in their home countries is referred to as

Describe how medicine acts as an agent of social control.

In examining health,illness,and medicine as a social institution,which sociological perspective generally focuses on micro-level study of the roles played by health care professionals and patients?

Which sociologist has likened the position of medicine to that of state religions of yesterday,in that it has an officially approved monopoly of the right to define health and illness and to treat illness?

The concept of the sick role is associated with which perspective?

Which sociological perspective would emphasize how inequalities in health care have clear life-and-death consequences for some due to the unequal distribution of resources?

Culture contributes to differences in medical care and even how health is defined.

An individual determines whether or not he or she is healthy based on

Patients' judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender,age,social class,race,and ethnicity.