1) Adress ALL Aspects or parts of the question
2) Bring up (and either support or refute) as many pertinent viewpoints
3) Provide SPECIFIC and DETAILED true (or at least true-to-life hypothetical) stories to illistruate your points
4) You may use sources provided to help answer the question or other sources
Question: Most individuals assume that illness is an objective, biological category. Your textbook, on the other hand, argues that illness is a moral category and a social construction. Argue for or against this position, and summarize the evidence supporting your argument. Be sure to address the issues likely to be raised by those holding the opposite view.
Sources:
1) Conrad, Peter, and Kristin K. Barker. 2010. “The Social Construction of Illness: Key Insights and Policy Implications.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 51(1 Suppl):S67–S79. doi:10.1177/0022146510383495. Retrieved January 14, 2023 (https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.uhd.edu/stable/20798317?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents).
2) Ghaemi, S. Nassir. 2009. “The Rise and Fall of the Biopsychosocial Model.” British Journal of Psychiatry 195(1):3–4. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.109.063859. Retrieved January 14, 2023 (https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/A31DAA3BED6569F6080A1DF2C1D15A64/S0007125000007261a.pdf/rise_and_fall_of_the_biopsychosocial_model.pdf).
3) Pilgrim, David. 2015. “The Biopsychosocial Model in Health Research: Its Strengths and Limitations for Critical Realists.” Journal of Critical Realism 14(2):164–80. doi:10.1179/1572513814Y.0000000007. Retrieved January 14, 2023 (https://www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.uhd.edu/doi/full/10.1179/1572513814Y.0000000007).
