Problem
A. How does using sociological imagination help sociologists in their research?
B. List one personal value and explain why it is important to you.
C. What are common themes or important points about how culture impacts the healthcare field?
D. What are some factors that all people have in common regardless of differences in background?
E. Consider the following situations. Describe your personal feelings about each situation, and discuss how you could apply the philosophy of individual worth to each scenario below.
(Examples include: nationality, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation)
A young woman breast-feeds her 2-year-old child while sitting in the waiting room of a clinic. Describe your personal feelings?
F. A young woman breast-feeds her 2-year-old child while sitting in the waiting room of a clinic.
Discuss how you apply the philosophy of individual worth?
G. A patient tells you, "I know why I got this cancer. It's my karma." Describe your personal feelings:
H. A patient tells you, "I know why I got this cancer. It's my karma." Discuss how you apply the philosophy of individual worth:
I. A 30-year-old man comes to the emergency room complaining of severe abdominal pain. Most of his body is covered with tattoos and he has several body piercings. He informs the staff that he does not have health insurance. Describe your personal feelings.
J. A 30-year-old man comes to the emergency room complaining of severe abdominal pain. Most of his body is covered with tattoos and he has several body piercings. He informs the staff that he does not have health insurance. -Discuss how you apply the philosophy of individual worth.
K. Explain how a child's physical environment affects his or her development.
L. Explain how a child's social environment affects his or her development.