Exam 2 Flashcards
what is sociology
study of social lives of individuals, groups, and societies
list methods used in sociology
ethnography, interviews, content analysis, surveys
what is macrosociology
study of large-scale social systems (political system/economy)
what is microsociology
study of personal concerns and interpersonal interactions
what is the sociological imagination
viewpoint originated by Wright Mills that recognizes that our personal experiences are powerfully shaped by macrosocial and historical forces
what does the sociological imagination connect
personal and political
what does the sociological imagination challenge
individualistic approach to understand people’s beliefs, actions, and choices
when is a problem considered a public issue
if the problem affects large numbers of people in patterned ways
what is medical sociology
focuses on social dimensions of health and illness, interested in social factors that influence both disease and illness
define disease
physiological, changes and malfunctions of the body
define illness
experience of being sick or having disease; social psychological state
describe the medical model
focus on organic pathology of patients (bloodwork, biopsy, account of symptoms); has limitations
describe the sociological model
expands focus beyond body, examines interaction between body and external world, bodies inhabit social worlds that affect disease causation, complements clinical model when health disparities are socially produced
what are some key areas of study in medical soci
health inequalities, experience of illness, social relationships, US Healthcare/organization of medicine
what is illness narrative
stories people tell themselves and others about meaning of suffering
what is narrative medicine
medicine practiced with competence in skills of acknowledging, absorbing, interpreting, being moved by, and acting on stories of illness
talcott parsons’ sick role
those suffering from illness have diff rights and responsibilities than those who are well
what is narrative ethics
ground-up ethical framework that would start from situation of singular patient in order to bring decision making closer to patient’s lived experience
what are types of illness narratives
restitution stories, chaos stories, quest stories
what are narratives defined as
stories with a teller, listener, time course, plot, and point
what is pathography
writing about illness
what is autopathography
writing about one’s own illness
what is literature and medicine
refers to study of medical and health related issues presented in literature (poetry, fiction, nonfiction writing)
diff between rhetoric, narrative, and literature
rhetoric: persuasion
narrative: dialogical stories
literature: texts
true or false: literature is invested in authorial intent
false; rhetoric and narrative are
what is the key method from literature
close reading
define biopolitics
notion that human life is governed by dominant systems of knowledge, economics, and govt so that biological experiences aren’t individual but social
what is another method in literature and medicine that is not close reading
cultural studies: investigate ways in which culture creates and transforms individual experiences, everyday life, social relations and power
what is rhetoric of health and medicine
investigates means of persuasion in communicative context, studies how acts of language induce action and create meaning, focuses on written/visual texts
what is discourse
collection of statements a culture makes about given subject within particular historical moment
who said rhetoric is study of persuasion
aristotle
who said rhetoric uses words to form attitudes or induce actions
burke
who said that rhetoric is formed on assumptions people share as members of a community
lindemann
who said rhetoric is the process to organize experience and communicate it to others
knoblauch
what does ethos appeal to
character and credibility of author
what does pathos appeal to
emotions and values in audience
what does logos appeal to
reason, logical info, relies on rationality of audience
what is a rhetorical situation
complex of persons, events, objects, and relations presenting an actual or potential exigence
what is self-doctoring
symbolic and language based activities that result in submission of self to biomedical intervention (symptoms quizzes, self surveillance)
examples of self-care
alternative remedies, exercise and nutrition programs
what is philosphy
study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence
what is epistemology
studies source, nature, and validity of knowledge
what is metaphysics
study of fundamental nature of reality and being
what is descriptive ethics
study of moral beliefs and practices, explains what people do but now what they should do
what is metaethics
study of the meaning and logical structure of moral beliefs (what is morality)
what is normative ethics
study of principles, rules, or theories that guide our actions and judgements, provides guides for how one should live their life morally
list methods used in philosophy
logical reasoning and constructing valid args, methodic doubt, applied ethics
what are thought experiments in philosophy
imaginative scenarios that allow for testing/comparing concepts to better understand connections or logical consequences
what is deontology
theory that states it’s possible to determine rightness or wrongness of actions by examining actions themselves without focusing on consequences
what is utilitarianism
asserts that morally right action is one that produces most favorable balance of good over evil
what did kant believe
reason leads moral agents to know what is right instead of utility, religion, desires, or happiness
what is hypothetical imperative
tells us what we should do if we have certain desires
what is categorical imperative
imperative we should follow regardless of our particular wants and needs
