Medical sociology Medical sociology The biopsychosocial model of medicine, is a way of looking at the mind and body of a patient as two important systems that are interlinked. The biopsychosocial model is also a technical term for the popular concept of the mind-body connection. This is in contrast to the traditional biomedical model of medicine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biopsychosocial model"
The medical idea of ( grievous) bodily harm is more specific than legal ideas of assault or violence in general, and distinct from property damage. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bodily harm"
Futile medical care refers to the belief that in cases where there is no hope for improvement of an incapacitating condition, that no course of treatment is called for. It is similar, though more pragmatic, to the idea of euthanasia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Futile medical care"
Health disparities refer to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial and ethnic groups. The Health Resources and Services Administration defines health disparities as "population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, or access to health care." ...more on Wikipedia about "Health disparities"
Humanistic medicine or values-based medicine is an interdisciplinary and inter-professional field in the practice of medicine in First World countries, aimed at addressing the problems of modern healthcare systems. The fundamental principles of humanistic medicine are open communication and mutual respect between physicians and their patients, termed "relationship-centered" or "patient-centered" care. ...more on Wikipedia about "Humanistic medicine"
Involuntary treatment (also referred to by proponents as assisted treatment and by critics as forced drugging) refers to medical treatment undertaken without a patient's consent. In almost all circumstances, involuntary treatment refers to psychiatric treatment administered despite an individual's objections. These are typically individuals who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and are deemed to be a danger to themselves or others. ...more on Wikipedia about "Involuntary treatment"
Description: In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber puts forward a thesis that Puritan ethic and ideas had influenced the development of capitalism. However religious devotion usually was accompanied by rejection of mundane affairs including economic pursuit. Why was that not the case with Protestantism? Weber addresses that paradox in that work. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of publications in sociology"
According to the classic medical notion of disability, disability is the result of a physical condition, is intrinsic to the individual (it is part of that individual’s own body), may reduce the individual's quality of life and causes clear disadvantages. Furthermore, a compassionate or just society will put resources into trying to cure disabilities medically or to improve functioning, and the medical profession has a major responsibility and potential for helping disabled people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical model of disability"
Medical sociology is the study of individual and group behaviors with respect to health and illness. Thus "medical" is a misnomer, as the focus is not on medical professionals or their behaviors, but on human behavioral responses to health and illness. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical sociology"
Medicalization means an expansion of the medical institution and reviewing deviance and all the processes of human life from a medical perspective. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medicalization"
Paramedicalization means the trend of people setting more and more value on alternative medicine and different beliefs about wealth and health, which are not authorized by the medical science. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paramedicalization"
The social model of disability recognises that some people have impairments which affect how they function physically or mentally. But those people are disabled by the barriers that exist in a society that does not take account of their needs. These barriers may be in the physical, organisational or personal aspects of society - for instance, stairs without lifts, information not available in large print, or people’s negative attitudes. The social model sees disabled people as having the same wants, needs and aspirations to non-disabled people. Disabled people should enjoy the same freedoms and choices as those who are non-disabled and be allowed equal responsibilty in determining their life choices. Disability is not seen as something invoking pity or in need of a cure. Indeed it may be viewed as a positive asset. Equality for disabled people is seen in the same light as equality for other under-represented groups. ...more on Wikipedia about "Social model of disability"
Watchful waiting, also referred to as observation, is an approach to a medical problem in which time is allowed to pass before further testing or therapy is pursued. Often watchful waiting is recommended in situations with a high likelihood of self-resolution or situations where the risks of a therapy potentially outweigh its benefits. ...more on Wikipedia about "Watchful waiting"
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