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   Sick role
   A term, associated with the American functionalist Talcott Parsons, to describe the patterns of behaviour which a sick person adopts in order to minimize the disruptive impact of his or her illness on others.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20212
   
   
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   Sick role
   patterns of behaviour defined as appropriate for people who are ill
   Found op http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/wps/media/objects/2143/2195136/glossary/glossary
   
   
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   sick role
   Behaviour patterns consistent with those expected of an individual functioning in a state of ill health. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?sick+role
   
   
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   Sick role
   Sick role is a term used in medical sociology concerning the social aspects of falling ill and the privileges and obligations that accompany it. It is a concept created by American sociologist Talcott Parsons in 1951. ==Concept== Parsons was a functionalist sociologist, who argued that being sick m...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick_role
   
   
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   sick role
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. in medical sociology, the familially or culturally accepted behavior pattern or role that one is permitted to exhibit during illness or disability, including sanctioned absence from school or work and a submissive, dependent relationship to family, health care personnel, a...
   Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=78877
   
   

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