Medical Sociology
Which of the following have been significant factors in the most recent epidemiologic transition, which has seen a reemergence of infectious diseases?
- Globalization of trade and travel. - Global warming and climate change.
In developing his concept of the sick role, Parsons linked his ideas to which two classical theorists?
Durkheim and Weber.
Unlike infectious diseases, chronic diseases typically are _____________ and ______________.
Long term; incurable.
The so-called "clinical gaze" is best associated with which of the following perspectives?
Medicine of the species.
What important event occurred in 1951 that began to reorient American medical sociology toward the use of theory?
The publication of Parsons's The Social System.
Which is NOT a major area of investigation in medical sociology?
- Social facets of health and disease. - Social behavior of health care personnel and their patients. - Social functions of health organizations and institutions. - The relationship of health care delivery systems to other systems.
What caused the prevalence of STDs to soar around the globe?
- The birth control pill. - A worldwide ideology of sexual liberation and permissiveness. - A new pattern of employment in developing nations. - Greater availability of multiple sexual partners.
The World Health Organization defines health as:
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Medical sociology, as a subdiscipline, began gaining strength:
After World War II with the infusion of large amounts of federal funding for research.
In which study were syphilis patients intentionally not treated and allowed to die?
Tuskegee
