HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Grounded Theory, Negative Approach, Sick Role

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health, Aging and Society
• Course: HLTHAGE 1AA3
• Professor: Geraldine Voros

Document Summary

Three contemporary approaches: posiivist approach (structural funcionalism) Metaphysical stage: see how things are put together. Posiive stage: scieniic thinking, look at staisics, soul vs. scieniic reality. Durkheim: need to look at social facts objecively, observe the paterns, paterns studied staisically, enitled to opinion. Need rules to regulate, must difereniate b/w right and wrong: 5. All of these elements are available on mcmaster campus. These element help determine health: parsons: if we became unwell (sick role) the following is true: If we fall ill, it s not our fault. Go to doctor in atempt to get well. You don"t necessarily have to go to physician, you have choices. Make use of non professional social support (family) We should inform ourselves of what we need to do to stay healthy, be proacive. Oprah: wash hands for happy birthday song. Medico-centric stance: hub of structural funcionalist approach, healthcare is the 6th point: based on facts and staisics.