Sociological Description How does it apply How does it Reference
Perspective to health and apply to
social care? society?
Functionalism The idea that It applies to health Functionalism Drew, C. (2021, July 31). 10
everyone has a role to and social care as sees parts of Functionalism Examples
play in order to keep good health as society as (in schools, families &
society running well as effective components of a religion)
smoothly. Follows the care are the cohesive whole https://helpfulprofessor.c
idea of socialisation essentials in order in which each om/functionalism-
and social institutions for society to part performs a examples/
as well as rooted in function. If a nurse function. I.e.
functionalism. doesn’t do their When the
Individuals grow up job properly, parents in a
around people who patients (the family provide
teach them what they people who are in for the children,
can and can’t do, what the sick role - the children in
is right or wrong and functionalism) will turn will take
are then sent into the not get treatment care of the
world with these parents when
beliefs. Creates the they are elderly.
idea that there is no
personal choice and
that they are told how
to live life.
Marxism The idea that capitalist It applies to health The bourgeoisie Marxism in health and
society is based on and social care as owns the ‘means social care. (n.d.)
inequalities between marxists believe of production’ https://prezi.com/owbwja
the bourgeois and that healthcare which produces sojaor/marxism-in-health-
proletarians. professionals i.e. goods which can social-care/
Acknowledges conflict doctors hide the be sold for a
between society and real social causes profit and they Marxism: Definition,
how behaviour is of illness (poverty, also control the Philosophy & Examples |
shaped by society. It is class inequality wealth of the StudySmarter. (n.d.)
a money focused etc.) and they do country whereas https://www.studysmarter.
model which is defined this by focusing on the proletariats co.uk/explanations/social-
by the wealth of an individual and sell their time studies/theories-and-
individuals. Based on their physical and labour to methods/marxism/
conflict of the two symptoms. the bourgeoisie Marxism(sociology):
classes rather than for money. meaning, cultural &
consensus in society examples (n.d.)
(functionalism) https://www.studysmarter.
us/explanations/social-
studies/theories-and-
methods/marxism/
#:~:text=Marxism%20in
%20sociology%20is
%20a,proletariat'%20(work
ing%20class).
Feminism The idea argues that It applies to health Feminism in International Journal for
sociology was and social care as society has Equity in Health (n.d.)
Perspective to health and apply to
social care? society?
Functionalism The idea that It applies to health Functionalism Drew, C. (2021, July 31). 10
everyone has a role to and social care as sees parts of Functionalism Examples
play in order to keep good health as society as (in schools, families &
society running well as effective components of a religion)
smoothly. Follows the care are the cohesive whole https://helpfulprofessor.c
idea of socialisation essentials in order in which each om/functionalism-
and social institutions for society to part performs a examples/
as well as rooted in function. If a nurse function. I.e.
functionalism. doesn’t do their When the
Individuals grow up job properly, parents in a
around people who patients (the family provide
teach them what they people who are in for the children,
can and can’t do, what the sick role - the children in
is right or wrong and functionalism) will turn will take
are then sent into the not get treatment care of the
world with these parents when
beliefs. Creates the they are elderly.
idea that there is no
personal choice and
that they are told how
to live life.
Marxism The idea that capitalist It applies to health The bourgeoisie Marxism in health and
society is based on and social care as owns the ‘means social care. (n.d.)
inequalities between marxists believe of production’ https://prezi.com/owbwja
the bourgeois and that healthcare which produces sojaor/marxism-in-health-
proletarians. professionals i.e. goods which can social-care/
Acknowledges conflict doctors hide the be sold for a
between society and real social causes profit and they Marxism: Definition,
how behaviour is of illness (poverty, also control the Philosophy & Examples |
shaped by society. It is class inequality wealth of the StudySmarter. (n.d.)
a money focused etc.) and they do country whereas https://www.studysmarter.
model which is defined this by focusing on the proletariats co.uk/explanations/social-
by the wealth of an individual and sell their time studies/theories-and-
individuals. Based on their physical and labour to methods/marxism/
conflict of the two symptoms. the bourgeoisie Marxism(sociology):
classes rather than for money. meaning, cultural &
consensus in society examples (n.d.)
(functionalism) https://www.studysmarter.
us/explanations/social-
studies/theories-and-
methods/marxism/
#:~:text=Marxism%20in
%20sociology%20is
%20a,proletariat'%20(work
ing%20class).
Feminism The idea argues that It applies to health Feminism in International Journal for
sociology was and social care as society has Equity in Health (n.d.)
