UNSPECIFIED. (2005) Parsons revisited: from the sick role to . . . ? HEALTH, 9 (2). pp. 123-144. ISSN 1363-4593

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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 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.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences
Journal or Publication Title:	HEALTH
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
ISSN:	1363-4593
Date:	April 2005
Volume:	9
Number:	2
Number of Pages:	22
Page Range:	pp. 123-144
Identification Number:	10.1177/1363459305050582
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/7203

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