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Chapter 19
Sociology 3e
Question | Answer |
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anxiety disorders | feelings of worry and fearfulness that last for months at a time |
commodification | the changing of something not generally thought of as a commodity into something that can be bought and sold in a marketplace |
contested illnesses | illnesses that are questioned or considered questionable by some medical professionals |
demedicalization | the social process that normalizes "sick" behavior |
disability | a reduction in one's ability to perform everyday tasks; the World Health Organization notes that this is a social limitation |
epidemiology | the study of the incidence, distribution, and possible control of disease |
impairment | the physical limitations a less-able person faces |
individual mandate | a government rule that requires everyone to have insurance coverage or they will have to pay a penalty |
legitimation | the act of a physician certifying that an illness is genuine |
medical sociology | the systematic study of how humans manage issues of health and illness, disease and disorders, and healthcare for both the sick and the healthy |
medicalization | the process by which aspects of life that were considered bad or deviant are redefined as sickness and needing medical attention to remedy |
medicalization of deviance | the process that changes "bad" behavior into "sick" behavior |
mood disorders | long-term, debilitating illnesses like depression and bipolar disorder |
morbidity | the incidence of disease |
personality disorders | disorders that cause people to behave in ways that are seen as abnormal to society but seem normal to them |
private healthcare | health insurance that a person buys from a private company; private healthcare can either be employer-sponsored or direct-purchase |
public healthcare | health insurance that is funded or provided by the government |
sick role | the pattern of expectations that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them |
social epidemiology | the study of the causes and distribution of diseases |
socialized medicine | when the government owns and runs the entire healthcare system |
stereotype interchangeability | stereotypes that don't change and that get recycled for application to a new subordinate group |
stigmatization | the act of spoiling someone's identity; they are labeled as different, discriminated against, and sometimes even shunned due to an illness or disability |
stigmatization of illness | illnesses that are discriminated against and whose sufferers are looked down upon or even shunned by society |
underinsured | people who spend at least 10 percent of their income on healthcare costs that are not covered by insurance |
universal healthcare | a system that guarantees healthcare coverage for everyone |