SOCI 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Health Care In Canada, Radicalization, Structural Functionalism
8 Apr 2018
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Medical sociology is based on the view that medical practices and beliefs are intensely social. A large part of medical sociology involves policy sociology, which is about generating sociological data to help governments and health professionals develop the policies that drive health care in this country. One of the principle aims of medical sociology is to improve the delivery of health services through sociologically informed research. Critical sociology contributes significantly as well, especially when the focus shifts to the practices of multinational pharmaceutical companies, medical schools (particularly when they raise their fees), and privately run, for-profit clinics and hospitals. Healing is achieved through social means, so its natural that sociology has a lot to contribute to our understanding of the field of medicine. Social factors can greatly affect an individual"s experience of the medical professions. Example: if you are a middle aged woman living outside the city, suffering from intensely sore feet.
