The social construction of health and illness
Definition of health
Well being of physical and psychological. The well being of social component should also be taking into account.
How to measure health?
Definition of illness
Illness is a subjective feeling that depends on people’s own interpretation of their general health condition.
How to measure illness?
The medical model
illness is caused by pathogens, can be classified into the respective organ of the body and must be identified be health professional. Illness can be treated and cured. But in my opinion this is very strange. Where should the disease of mind be classified? It can’t be classified to any orange of the body, moreover nowadays many disease id incurable and can only be controlled. Also others can not even be control such as cancer.
Critique of the Medical model
The three types of iatrogenesis are interrelated, as the following: Social iatrogenesisàculture iatrogenesisà clinical iatrogenesis
Critique of the medical model: feminists
In professionalizing health care, men have assumed control over nearly all aspects of health, including gynecology and child birth. Men may also see themselves as the norm by which women are judged. This is very true in the real world, and not only the professionals, the general population has the same notion. Even thought the female professionals are increasing in number but their status still can’t be as equal as the male.
