Biological Reductionism

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  • 10 Mar, 2021
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Biological Reductionism

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I needed 2 assignments with 9 words EACH and paragraphs can be about 100 words. So total of 18 words some can be repetitive with different paragraphs but please try to use different words for the most part.

To help you better I can provide some keywords from each module please talk about them in depth.

Module 1a Keyword Review (listed alphabetically)
Biological Reductionism: “One of four operating assumptions of a medical model approach that postulates that illness is an objective biological condition that is located within the body.” (p. 4)
Body as Machine: “One of four assumptions of the medical model approach that contends that the body is comparable to a machine with unique functioning parts that can be fixed or replaced when broken.” (p. 4)
Conflict Theory: “The view that society is held together by power and coercion, with dominant groups imposing their will on subordinate groups.” (p. 8)
Depoliticize: “To define a situation in a way that hides or minimizes the political and social context of the situation.” (p. 5)
Doctrine of Specific Etiology: “One of four operating assumptions of a medical model approach asserting that for each disease there is a specific cause.” (p. 4)
Individualize: “To define a situation in a way that focuses attention only on the individual.” (p. 5)
Magic Bullet Approach: “To prevent or cure illness by attacking one specific ideological factor, usually with drugs.” (p. 4)
Medical Model of Illness: “The belief that illness is a biological condition that occurs exclusively within the sphere of the human body, with the direct implication that one need look no further than the individual to determine cause and cure” (p. 4)
Mind-Body Dualism: “One of four operating assumptions of a medical model approach that refers to the Cartesian philosophy that bodies and minds are uniquely different entities in that bodies have a material presence, but minds do not.”
Power: “The ability to get others to do what one wants, whether willingly or unwillingly.” (p. 7)
Sick Role: “An institutionalized mechanism in which illness becomes recognized and legitimated through the interaction of doctor and patient, allowing the sick person to step away from their responsibilities for a temporary period to recover from illness.” (p. 7)
Social Constructionism: “The view that reality is socially defined and created through meaning-making and interpretive practices.” (p. 8)
Sociological Perspective: “A perspective regarding human life in society that focuses on identifying social patterns and grappling with social problems rather than on analysing individual behaviour and finding solutions for personal troubles.” (p. 5)
Sociology in Medicine: “An approach to the sociological study of health, illness and health care that focuses exclusively on research questions of interest to medical doctors.” (p. 9)
Sociology of Medicine: “An approach that emphasizes using the area of health, illness and health care to answer research questions of interest to sociologists in general. This approach often requires researchers to raise questions that could challenge medical views of the world and power relationships within the health care world.” (p. 9)
Structural Functionalism: “The view that society is a harmonious system consisting of interdependent functioning parts that become more complex as societies themselves become more developed.” (p. 7)

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