Sociology

Question 1

Why do people not consult medical services?

Answer 1

1. Visibility and recognisability of symptoms
2. Perceived seriousness of symptoms
3. Extent to which symptoms disrupt daily life
4. Frequency of symptoms
5. Tolerance threshold of individual
6. Available knowledge
7. Denial of symptoms
8. Needs that compare with illness responses
9. Normalisation of symptoms
10. Availability of treatment

Question 2

When do people seek medical care?

Answer 2

1. Occurence of interpersonal crisis
2. Perceived interference with social/personal relations
3. Perceived interference with vocational/physical activity
4. “temporalising” - setting a personal deadline
5. “sanctioning” - pressure from others to consult

Question 3

Problems with the sick role model

Answer 3

Long term conditions - model doesn’t fit
Doesn’t fit conditions with no obvious cause
Physicians as gate keepers
Labelling - becoming labelled with your illness
Stereotyping

Question 4

Stigma types:

Answer 4

Discreditable
Discrediting
Felt
Enacted

Question 5

What is the sick role model?

Answer 5

When ill society exempts you from normal societal roles and society exempts you from being responsibile for your own state