The "Sick Role
* Relate to (not chronic) but acute illness (meaning will go away soon)
Rights:
* This person has the right to be exempt from normal social roles
* This person is not responsible for their condition.
Obligations:
* Should try and get well.
* Should techni
Social Captial
Your ties/networks act as "capital" ( a resource)
4 Pathways in which Social Capital Affects Health
Developed by Cockerham
1) Tangible Assistance like money.
2) Reinforcing healthy norms
3) Cohesive communities can organize the provisions of quality medical services.
4) social ties are protective and strengthen host resistance.
SES (Socio Economic Status) As A Fundamental Cause Of Disease?
* Looking for the "Cause of Cause"
* Affects timeline SES ---> environmental/neighborhood conditions ---> lifestyles/behaviors and exposure to risks/stresses ---> access to resources to cope with stress ---> outcome of illness.
Why Make Healthcare A Public Good?
* Public goods are paid in full through taxes that is made availabe for all.
* If it is free, then we can get help at the "point of service" (meaning when you need help you can get it immediately.)
Medicalization
Developed by Conrad --- The process of defining a problem in medical terms and using a medical intervention to "treat" it.
* Previously the "problem" didn't require medical attention.
EX: Erectile Dysfunction. It is kind of a made up problem that we creat
3 Ways By Which Conditions Labeled Appropriate For Medical Intervention Have Been Inflated (Medicalization)
1. Extension - Inclusion of men's bodies as in need of medical intervention (erectile dysfunction example/baldness.)
2. Expulsion - Reconceptualization of symptoms to expand pool of people considered treatable (ADHD, PTSD)
3. Enhancement - Augment the bod
Positive & Negative Consequences Of Medicalization
Positive:
* Extends sick role and reduces blame for problem.
* Can reduce stigmas
* Treatment has helped people
* Can enhance self esteem.
Negatives:
* Pathologization of everything (characterize everything as something medically abnormal with one's self)