Lesson 15 - SOCIOLOGY 101 On Line
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WEEK.
CHAPTER 15 – Social Structure and Society
Study
Assignment: Read chapter 15 – Sociology
101 by Jon Shepard
Chapter 15
After careful
study of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Define
the concept of a health care system and identify its major components.
- Apply
functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism
to the health care system in the United
States.
- Discuss
the distribution of diseases in the United
States according to age, gender, race,
ethnicity, and social class.
- Describe
what is meant by viewing the health care system as a medical-industrial
complex.
- Describe
the major health care delivery innovations in America
today.
- Discuss
current health care reform in the United
States.
Chapter 15
1. The
medical profession in the United States
enjoys a lofty position on the stratification structure. Compare the
functionalist and conflict explanations for this fact.
2. Members
of the lower class in American society have a higher incidence of mental
illness than is documented on other social classed. Evaluate the various
explanations for this phenomenon.
3. Do
you think the health care system in the United
States will be reformed in the next ten to
fifteen years? Why or why not? If it is reformed, describe the basic direction
you think it will take.