Medical sociology: the sociological analysis of social interactions, organizations, and systems related to health, illness, and medicine
Health: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Social Stigma: a negative label characterized by one or more personal traits that form a stereotype about the individual
Medicalization: the process by which non-medical problems become defined and treated as medical problems
Medical-Industrial complex: the multi-billion-dollar enterprise consisting of doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, insurance companies, drug manufacturers, and hospital supply and equipment companies
CSA: Community supported Agriculture
Sick Role: The rights and responsibilities of those ill
Deprofessionalism: a decline in the power of a profession
Socialized Medicine: medical and hospital care funded for all citizens by the government
Mental Illness: abnormal thoughts, behaviors, emotions, or actions that are a threat to the individual or society
Herd Immunity: a population\\\\\\\’s ability to resist disease as a result of high percentage of its members being immune
Physician-assisted suicide: a process in which a doctor provides a terminally ill patient with the means to end their life at the time of the patient\\\’s choosing
Medical Tourism: the practice of traveling to another country to seek healthcare