Sociology Chapter 19 Health & Medicine – Flashcards
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feelings of worry and fearfulness that last for months at a time
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anxiety disorders
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the changing of something not generally thought of as a commodity into something that can be bought and sold in a marketplace
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commodification
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illnesses that are questioned or considered questionable by some medical professionals
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contested illness
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the social process that normalizes "sick" behavior
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demedicalization
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reduction in one's ability to perform everyday tasks
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disability
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the physical limitations a less-able person faces
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impairment
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a government rule that requires everyone to have insurance coverage or pay a penalty
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individual mandate
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when a physician certifies that an illness is legitimate
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legitimation
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the systematic study of how humans manage issues of health and illness, disease and disorders, and health care for both the sick and the healthy
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medical sociology
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the process that changes bad behavior into sick behavior
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medicalization of deviance
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the process by which aspects of life that were considered bad or deviant are redefined as sickness and needing medical attention to remedy
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medicalization
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long term, debilitating illnesses like depression and bipolar disorder
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mood disorders
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disorders that cause people to behave in ways that are seen as abnormal to society but seem normal to them
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personality disorders
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health insurance that person buys from a private company; private health care can either be employer sponsored or direct purchase
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private health care
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health insurance that is funded or provided by the government
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public health care
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the pattern of expectations that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them
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sick role
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the study of the causes and distribution of diseases
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social epidemiology
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when the government owns and runs the entire health care system
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socialized medicine
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when stereotypes don't change, they get recycled for application to a new subordinate group
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stereotype interchangeability
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those that are discriminated against and whose sufferers are looked down upon or even shunned by society
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stigmatization of illness
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when someone's identity is spoiled; they are labeled as different, discriminated against, and sometimes even shunned due to an illness or disability
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stigmatization
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those who spend at least 10 percent of their income on health care costs that are not covered by insurance
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underinsured
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a system that guarantees health care coverage for everyone
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universal health care
