Briefly describe the functionalist perspective of illness. Define and explain the concept of the sick role. Point out weaknesses in this perspective.
What will be an ideal response?
• The sick role is patterns of behavior expected from individuals who are ill.
• Functionalist believe the sick role is the way being sick fills a need in society. Someone to take care of, illness as a way to escape roles in life and allow others to do their role.
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What will be an ideal response?
In a capitalist economic system, "justice" amounts to ________
a. doing what is best for society's poorest members. b. everyone being more or less economically equal. c. freedom of the marketplace allowing people to follow their self-interest. d. All of these responses are correct.
Because of the rise in divorce and remarriage in the United States, stepfamilies have become fairly common. Despite how common stepfamilies have become,
A. there is still little institutional support for stepfamilies. B. the number of children in stepfamilies is declining. C. the legal status of the nonresidential parent is not well understood. D. the percent of stepmothers remains low.
For Butler, ________ is a kind of persistent impersonation that passes as the real.
a. knowledge b. gender c. sex d. justice