Social Construction and Health

摘要: Social construction represents a major theme in sociology. Ever since Berger and Luckman (1967) suggested that some of our most taken-for-granted assumptions about society are embedded specific “realities”, sociologists, across the board, have been interested such processes applied them to wide array topics. constructs viewed as by-products countless human choices, rather than laws result from divine will or nature. This approach stands contrast essentialism considers phenomena inherent transhistorical essences independent actions decisions (Burr 1995). The theoretical contributions medical sociologists within this perspective shaped by development sociology itself. Early on, Strauss (1957) pointed out tension between medicine medicine. former generally collaborate closely with doctors solve practical problems medicine, but latter committed use issues health, illness, healing window help us understand larger sociological questions. Increasingly, questions simultaneously advance theory implications for well-being populations individuals. Not surprisingly, these often center on how social cultural factors matter way which we respond biological processes.