Key term
AQA A-Level Sociology 7192
Education
Topic overviewThe role and functions of educationClass differences in educational achievementLabelling, subcultures and processes within schoolsGender and educational achievementEthnicity and educational achievementSelection and marketisationPrivatisation and vocational educationEducational policy, equality and globalisation
Methods in Context
Theory and Methods
Culture and IdentityOptional topic
Families and HouseholdsOptional topic
Topic overviewFunctionalist views of the familyMarxist and feminist views of the familyThe New Right, postmodernism and family policyMarriage, cohabitation and divorceFamily diversity and the personal life perspectiveConjugal roles and domestic labourPower relationships and domestic violenceThe social construction of childhoodBirth rates and death ratesFamily size and the ageing populationMigration and globalisation
HealthOptional topic
Work, Poverty and WelfareOptional topic
Beliefs in SocietyOptional topic
Topic overviewIdeology and science as belief systemsFunctionalist views of religionMarxist and feminist views of religionReligion as a force for social changeChurches, sects, denominations and cultsNew religious movements and New Age movementsReligion, gender, ethnicity, age and social classSecularisationBelieving without belonging and postmodern religionGlobalisation, fundamentalism and religion worldwide
Global DevelopmentOptional topic
The MediaOptional topic
Stratification and DifferentiationOptional topic
Crime and Deviance
Topic overviewFunctionalist, strain and control theories of crimeSubcultural theories of crimeInteractionism and labelling theoryMarxist and critical theories of crimeLeft and right realismGender and crimeSocial class, white-collar and corporate crimeEthnicity, policing and the criminal justice systemGlobalisation and crimeThe media, crime and fear of crimeMoral panics and the deviancy amplification spiralGreen crimeState crime and human rightsDenial, neutralisation and prosecuting state crimeSituational and environmental crime preventionRealist crime control, surveillance and the panopticonPunishment, sentencing and the criminal justice systemVictims and victimologyCrime prevention strategies and their limits
Health
The sick role and the globalised health industry
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Overview
Parsons' sick role and its critics, pharmaceutical power, medical tourism, and the migration of health workers.
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Key term
What is medical tourism and what issues does it raise?
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According to Parsons, what right does the sick role grant regarding normal responsibilities?
Model answer
Exemption from normal social responsibilities such as work or family duties.
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According to Parsons, what right does the sick role grant regarding blame?
Model answer
The sick person is not blamed for their illness and is seen as needing care rather than punishment.
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According to Parsons, what obligation does the sick role place on individuals regarding medical help?
Model answer
The obligation to seek competent medical help.
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According to Parsons, what obligation does the sick role place on individuals regarding recovery?
Model answer
The obligation to try to get well and cooperate with treatment.
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What are the main criticisms of Parsons' sick role concept?
Model answer
It assumes illness is temporary, ignores chronic illness, assumes a cooperative doctor-patient relationship, and reflects a functionalist consensus view.
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What does the globalised health industry refer to?
Model answer
The international production and trade of pharmaceuticals, medical technology, health tourism and the movement of health workers across borders.
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