The Functionalist Perspective (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Founder of functionalist health analysis & year
Founder of functionalist health analysis & year
Talcott Parsons (1951)
Primary motivation for entering medicine (functionalist view)
Primary motivation for entering medicine (functionalist view)
Altruism (genuine desire to serve others)
Functionalist 'fair exchange' concept
Functionalist 'fair exchange' concept
Society gets expert care; professionals get pay/status/prestige
Steve Barber's contribution (1963)
Steve Barber's contribution (1963)
Explained why doctors deserve high position due to expertise
Reality vs theory in doctor-patient relationships
Reality vs theory in doctor-patient relationships
Doctors showed prejudice based on class, ethnicity, gender
Who supported 'illness as a job' concept (year)?
Who supported 'illness as a job' concept (year)?
Otto Pollock (1998)
1st critique: What does functionalism ignore?
1st critique: What does functionalism ignore?
Social differentiation (class, gender, ethnicity, age, sexuality)
2nd critique: Over-socialisation assumption
2nd critique: Over-socialisation assumption
Assumes patients passively accept medical authority
3rd critique: Evidence for altruism as primary driver?
3rd critique: Evidence for altruism as primary driver?
No substantial evidence supports it
4th critique: Uncritical view of what?
4th critique: Uncritical view of what?
Medical power & doctors as gatekeepers/agents of social control
Foundation Year 1 basic salary (2015, England)
Foundation Year 1 basic salary (2015, England)
£22,636
What does functionalism recognize illness as?
What does functionalism recognize illness as?
A form of social deviance