MODULE 3

Module 3

Module 3

Fox, Renee C. “Reflections and Opportunities in the Sociology of Medicine.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior vol. 26 pp. 6-14 1985.

This is the first research article selected for this study .From its very conception as an academic entity, medical sociology has been plagued by issues of identity (self) and of identification (others). On the one hand, the study of medical and health issues offered sociology great challenges and opportunities (Fox 1985). On the other hand, these same opportunities had the potential to strip sociology of its unique perspective (Bloom 1986).

In light of this richness and ...