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Biomedical approach to disease and medicalisation.
Date Submitted: 08/01/2002 22:48:28
Length: 6 pages (1718 words)
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Sociologists define health as being the ability of a person to function normally and to perform normal duties in a regular manner on a daily basis (Browne, 1998). The healthy individual feels well. Illness, also called sickness, is a term applied to a person who does not feel well. Disease is attributed to causing sickness in an individual. It is possible to have a disease and feel well and it is possible to feel ill and …
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