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Parsons revisited: from the sick role to...?
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Abstract This article revisits Parsons’ insights on medicine, health and illness in the light of contemporary debates in medical sociology and beyond. A preliminary balance sheet of the Parsonian legacy is first provided, taking on board standard accounts and crit... view more
This article revisits Parsons’ insights on medicine, health and illness in the light of contemporary debates in medical sociology and beyond. A preliminary balance sheet of the Parsonian legacy is first provided, taking on board standard accounts and criticisms of Parsons’ work within medical sociology to date. The remainder of the article, in contrast, involves a close re-reading of Parsons in the light of contemporary sociological debates on the body, emotion, trust, uncertainty and health, including late modern and postmodern interpretations of his work. Parsons, it is concluded, despite his (many) critics and detractors, has much to contribute here, not simply in terms of past insights, but also with regard to the present and future... view less
Free Keywords
body; emotion; health; Parsons; trust; uncertainty;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 123-144
Journal
Health, 9 (2005) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459305050582
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)