The Postmodernist Perspective (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Postmodernist term for overarching explanations
Postmodernist term for overarching explanations
Meta-theories
Power relations in postmodern healthcare
Power relations in postmodern healthcare
Fluid rather than fixed
NHS system showing postmodernist trends
NHS system showing postmodernist trends
Choose and book system
CAM meaning
CAM meaning
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Definition of iatrogenesis
Definition of iatrogenesis
Harm caused by medical treatment
Who identified medicalisation (2007)
Who identified medicalisation (2007)
Peter Conrad
Examples of medicalised conditions (4)
Examples of medicalised conditions (4)
Social anxiety, menopause, erectile dysfunction, ageing
Foucault's key concept in postmodern society
Foucault's key concept in postmodern society
Surveillance
Self-surveillance definition
Self-surveillance definition
People bypassing medical professionals for self-diagnosis
Source of power according to Foucault
Source of power according to Foucault
Language use and dominant discourse
Morris's distinction: disease vs illness
Morris's distinction: disease vs illness
Disease is objective; illness is subjective experience
Morris's model for understanding illness
Morris's model for understanding illness
Biocultural model
Critique of DIY diagnosis approach
Critique of DIY diagnosis approach
Ignores medical expertise, puts patients at risk
CAM provision limitation
CAM provision limitation
Mainly private, inaccessible to lower-income groups
Key tension in modern healthcare
Key tension in modern healthcare
Postmodern society vs modernist medical profession