Sociology
Sociology
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ISBN: 9781259912436
Author: Schaefer, Richard T.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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To describe: Some instances that illustrate various definitions of the “sick role”

Sick role:

Sick role refer to concept used in medical sociology about sickness and the rights and responsibilities of the affected, which was created by functionalist theorist.

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Situations that demonstrate various definitions of the “sick role”:

  • The judgments of patient about their own state of health may be associated to their age, gender, ethnicity, and social class
  • The sick role may be more appropriate to people familiarizing short-term illnesses than people with recurring illness in the long-run
  • Even such effortless factors as whether an individual is employed or not seem to affect the willingness of person to assume the sick role

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