Sociology
In Parsons’ view, the function of the sick role was to:
provide a set of guidelines for medical staff to treat patients in hospital
create a sense of meaning and order out of the illness experience
create a scapegoat for people to blame, in the context of family life
provide normative expectations to minimise the disruptive effects of illness on social life
provide normative expectations to minimise the disruptive effects of illness on social life
Parsons argued that being ill was not simply a biological process but also a social one, involving what he called the ‘sick role’. This is a set of normative expectations about how the sick person should behave, to minimise the disruption to social life. Thus the sick person is exempted from their normal roles and responsibilities and permitted to withdraw from social life, providing they are willing to seek medical help and show a desire to get better. 295
provide normative expectations to minimise the disruptive effects of illness on social life Parsons argued that being ill was not simply a biological process but also a social one, involving what he called the ‘sick role’. This is a set of normative expectations about how the sick person should behave, to minimise the disruption to social life. Thus the sick person is exempted from their normal roles and responsibilities and permitted to withdraw from social life, providing they are willing to seek medical help and show a desire to get better. 295
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