Theoretical Perspectives
A social role where sick people are excused from normal duties but expected to recover and seek care (Functionalist Perspective)
What is the "sick role?"
A recent event that greatly changed social norms worldwide in healthcare
What is the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Unequal opportunities to receive care due to income, race, or geography.
What is unequal access to healthcare?
The "gatekeepers" of children's health (Functionalist Perspective)
What are parents?
A social norm that changed during the pandemic.
What is social distancing or mask-wearing?
Healthcare is earned vs. healthcare is assumed
What is commodity vs. right?
Viewing healthcare as a system that reflects and reinforces social inequalities.
What is a conflict perspective view of healthcare?
Influenced decisions and created widespread caution during the COVID pandemic
What is media?
The meanings and interactions between doctors, patients, and society.
What is the focus of symbolic interactionism in healthcare?
Countries agree on social distancing and lockdowns
What is a global similarity?
Negative views on HIV/AIDS during the late 90s
What is stigma?
Grocery store etiquette or limited hospital visits
What is changed public behavior in America?