one of the social institutions that sociologist study; a society's organized ways of dealing with sickness and injury

the healing specialist to a tribe who attempts to control the spirits fought to cause a disease or injury; commonly called a witch doctor

a human condition measured by four components: physical, mental social, and spiritual

a social role that excuses people from normal obligations because they are sick or injured, while at the same time expecting them to seek competent help and cooperate in getting well

professionalization of medicine

the development of medicine into a specialty in which education becomes rigorous, and on which physicians claim a theoretical understanding of illness, regular themselves, claim to be doing a service to society, and take authority over clients

payment to a physician to diagnose and treat a patient's medical problems

the study of disease and disability patterns in a population

two-tier system of medical care

a system of medical care in which the wealthy receive superior medical care and he poor inferior medical care

medical practices done not for the patients's benefit but in order to protect a physician from malpractice suits

dealing with people as though they were objects; in the case of medical care, as though patients were merely cases and diseases,not people

the transformation of a human condition into a matter to be treated by physicians

the practice of discharging unprofitable patients, or private hospitals, sending unprofitable patients to public hospitals

disabling environment

an environment that is harmful to health

medical treatment other that that of standard Western medicine; often refers to practices that originated in Asia, but may also refer to taking vitamins not prescribed by a doctor

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Sociology Chapter 19

Question	Answer
medicine	one of the social institutions that sociologist study; a society's organized ways of dealing with sickness and injury
shaman	the healing specialist to a tribe who attempts to control the spirits fought to cause a disease or injury; commonly called a witch doctor
health	a human condition measured by four components: physical, mental social, and spiritual
sick role	a social role that excuses people from normal obligations because they are sick or injured, while at the same time expecting them to seek competent help and cooperate in getting well
professionalization of medicine	the development of medicine into a specialty in which education becomes rigorous, and on which physicians claim a theoretical understanding of illness, regular themselves, claim to be doing a service to society, and take authority over clients
fee-for-service	payment to a physician to diagnose and treat a patient's medical problems
epidemology	the study of disease and disability patterns in a population
two-tier system of medical care	a system of medical care in which the wealthy receive superior medical care and he poor inferior medical care
defensive medicine	medical practices done not for the patients's benefit but in order to protect a physician from malpractice suits
depersonalization	dealing with people as though they were objects; in the case of medical care, as though patients were merely cases and diseases,not people
medicalization	the transformation of a human condition into a matter to be treated by physicians
dumping	the practice of discharging unprofitable patients, or private hospitals, sending unprofitable patients to public hospitals
disabling environment	an environment that is harmful to health
alternative medicine	medical treatment other that that of standard Western medicine; often refers to practices that originated in Asia, but may also refer to taking vitamins not prescribed by a doctor

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