How medical technology shapes society

Medical Sociology Of Health Assignment

Assignment 08

HE320 Medical Sociology

Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be three (3) to six (6) pages in length; refer to the "Assignment Format" page for specific format requirements.

In lessons 5-8 you have learned a great deal of information on the sociology of health, illness, and health care. This written assignment will allow you to provide practical application of concepts learned from lessons 5-8. This written assignment contains two parts. In the first part, you will combine responses to questions from lessons 5-8 into a single document. Please see list of questions below:

Lesson 5

Please answer the following question in 250 words or more.

What factors account for the rise of managed care? What are the potential pitfalls and benefits of managed care?

Lesson 6

Answer the following question in 250 words or more.

Give an example of how medical technology shapes society, and of how society shapes medical technology.

Lesson 7

Please answer the following question in 250 words or more.

What factors led sociologists to conclude that nursing is a semi-profession? How has nursing attempted to become a full-fledged profession, and why hasn’t it succeeded?

Lesson 8

Please answer the following question in 250 words or more.

Is it ethical for the federal government to pay the costs of kidney dialysis for all patients, regardless of age or income, as it now does, but not to pay the costs of other illnesses? Which would be more reasonable and more feasible: extending benefits to those who have other illnesses or withdrawing them from those who need kidney dialysis?

Part II

For part two of the assignment, you are asked to find a newspaper article or peer-reviewed journal article related to material covered in class or in the text and provide a written analysis of the article that explores a medical sociological aspect of the ideas or events depicted within the article. Within your written analysis, you need to identify one of the last four course learning objectives presented in the course and explain how this learning objective relates to the article selected. When selecting your article, please make sure the article identifies one of the subjects discussed within lessons five through eight. Response should be a minimum of two pages long, submitted according to APA guidelines with applicable reference page and title page (title page and reference page not included in page count).

The four course learning objectives are provided below:

5. Compare and describe traditional-scientific medicine and alternative forms of healthcare, and explain how social-cultural and political-economic factors affect these health care methods.

6. Describe the structure and operation of the American health care system, and contrast the major features with the health care systems found in other advanced industrial nations.

7. Identify and discuss ethical issues/moral dilemmas involved with the conducting of medical research, providing or withholding health care for the sick and dying.

8. Identify and describe how environmental conditions and contaminants influence public health, and how social, political, economic, and cultural forces shape environmental conditions and contaminants.

Grading Rubric

Please refer to the rubric on the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.

CATEGORYExemplarySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryUnacceptable

40 points30 points20 points10 points

Student provides all four

question responses and

demonstrates critical thought

and analysis through

explaining the connection

between questions and

overall course concepts.

Student provides all four

question responses and only

demonstrates surface level

of analysis of connection

between questions and

course objectives.

Student provides only 2-3

question responses and does

not demonstrate critical

thought or analysis in the

connection between

questions and course

objectives.

Student provides fewer than

2 question responses and

does not demonstrate any

critical analysis or thought in

the assignment.

15 points12 points8 points 5 points

Student chooses an article

that relates to one of the

learning objectives and

article is an appropriate and

scholarly source.

Student chooses an article

that relates to one of the

learning objectives and

provides a surface level

explanation of connection.

Student chooses an article

that does not relate to any of

the learning objectives and

does not explain connection.

Student chooses a non

scholarly article

20 points15 points10 points5 points

Student explains concepts

within article and provides

higher order reasoning to

explain the connection

between article and

objective. Substantiates

information with applicable

sources.

Student explains concepts

within article but provides a

surface level explanation

between the connection of

the article and presented

learning objective.

Substantiates information

with applicable sources.

Student summarizes article

but fails to explain the

connection between article

and selected objective or

objective not identified.

Student summarizes an

article that does not relate to

any of the course objectives.

Writing not appropriate for

academic and scholarly

purpose.

10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points

Student does not make any

errors in grammar or spelling,

especially those that distract

the reader from the content.

Student makes 1-2 errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract the reader from the

content.

Student makes 3-4 errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract the reader from the

content.

Student makes more than 4

errors in grammar or spelling

that distract the reader from

the content.

15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points

The paper is written in

proper APA and

organizational format. All

sources used for quotes and

facts are credible and cited

correctly. Excellent

organization, including a

variety of thoughtful

transitions.

The paper is written in

proper format with only 1-2

errors. All sources used for

quotes and facts are credible,

and most are cited correctly.

Adequate organization

includes a variety of

appropriate transitions.

The paper is written in

proper format with only 3-5

errors. Most sources used for

quotes and facts are credible

and cited correctly. Essay is

poorly organized, but may

include a few effective

transitions.

The paper is not written in

proper format. Many sources

used for quotes and facts are

less than credible (suspect)

and/or are not cited

correctly. Essay is

disorganized and does not

include effective transitions.

Format - APA Format,

Citations,

Organization,

Transitions (15 Points)

Part I: Combine

Responses to

Questions from

Lesson 5-8 into a

Single Document

Based on APA

Guidelines (40 Points)

Mechanics (10 Points)

Part II: Article

Addresses One of the

Last Four Learning

Objectives for the

Course (15 Points)

Written Analysis

Provided that Explains

the Relation Between

Article and Learning

Objective (20 Points)