Funtionalism Flashcards

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Who is most clearly aligned with functionalist perspective

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Emile Durkheim

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In sociology the concept of deviance is considered to be?

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Culturally determined

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A major criticism of the theory of the sick role is

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It only applies to acute illness

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Deviance consists of those acts that do not follow the

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NORMS of a particular social group

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From the perspective of the sick role theory a sick person does not have what rights/ obligations

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The sick person is responsible for their illness and can be classified as socially deviant

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What is a major criticism of the theory of the sick role

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It assumes that the practitioner will always act in the beat interests of the patient

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The theory of the sick role suggests that sickness is a

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SOCIAL concept

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Durkheim argues that moderate levels of deviance are healthy for society due to

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It stimulates change in society and helps to prevent stagnation

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The functionalist perspective of health and illness derives from the work by

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Parsons

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