HLST 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Medical Sociology, Symbolic Interactionism, Erving Goffman
25 Feb 2015
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Involves studying the interactions of various elements: the systematic study of human society (social structures, institutions, social relations and. It is to understand experience of illness and health within societies and organizations of delivery of health care. Sociology of health is also known as medical sociology. Sociology studies in medicine is applying theory or concepts towards better understanding of health problems. Sociology studies of medicine is to better understand society or sociological concepts of health problems and the organization of health care. Chapter 2- sociological perspectives on health and health care. The providers role is to treat the condition; therefore they have access to their bodies and private. Chapter 2- sociological perspectives on health and health care: hughes- proposed the concept of illness career, strauss- conceptionalized he illness experience of work. Interactional level in which physicians actually treat patients" difficulties as medical problems.
