Journal article
Expecting Sick-Role Legitimation and Getting It
Journal of health and social behavior, Vol.22(3), pp.229-242
09/01/1981
DOI: 10.2307/2136518
PMID: 7288130
Abstract
In this paper we examine the relationship of individual expectations for and receipt of sick-role legitimation. Specifically, in two stages we identify and contrast the background, attitudinal, behavioral, and health-services-utilization characteristics of four analytic groupings of individuals in the ambulatory care setting: (1) those who expect sick-role legitimation (i.e., expecters) versus those who do not (i.e., nonexpectors); and (2) those who expect sick-role legitimation and get it (i.e., winners) versus those who expect it but do not get it (i.e., losers). Data from a 1978 regional survey of 500 respondents demonstrate that those who expect sick-role legitimation are members of older cohorts who typically have lower socioeconomic status characteristics and are more likely to need sick-role legitimation as a function of their perceived physiological deterioration. Those who expect sick-role legitimation and get it (i.e., winners) are more likely to be less educated, and to have a regular doctor whom they see more often, than those who do not get sick-role legitimation (i.e., losers). Finally, we speculate on the impact that these findings may have in light of changing American values and social structure regarding physician authority, doctor-shopping, and the relationship between the sick role and "lower class behavior."
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Expecting Sick-Role Legitimation and Getting It
- Creators
- Fredric D. WolinskySally R. Wolinsky
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of health and social behavior, Vol.22(3), pp.229-242
- Publisher
- American Sociological Association
- DOI
- 10.2307/2136518
- PMID
- 7288130
- ISSN
- 0022-1465
- eISSN
- 2150-6000
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/1981
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984363603402771
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