Audio Transcript Auto-generated
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for this video on health and illness.
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I would like to focus on the sick role in the symbolic interaction of speed,
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point on illness as a lived experience
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in class and through our lectures,
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we have discussed the definitions of health as a state of physical,
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mental and social well being,
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although health has been defined as an over well being,
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illness comes when there's a lack thereof.
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In lecture and in our readings we learn about the sick role
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created by a functional ist thinker
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Talcott
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parents
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who explains that sick individuals help a type developed a type of behavior,
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making it evident that they were indeed sick.
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When given an example,
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Giddens explains that individuals adapting to the sick role might be
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unable to perform standard responsibilities or be less reliable than usual.
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In order to explain these concepts
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concepts,
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I would like to tell the story of my stepfather Bob Bob
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is a 56 year old man who was part of the truckers using
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based in Boston
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since bob work was local,
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he did not have to travel far from work and was able
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to always come home at the end of the day and on weekends
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bob thoroughly enjoyed his time doing yard work and handiwork around the house.
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All of this was not his strong suit
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and also spend time taking his dog Freddy for walks
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along with taking me and my sisters on hikes or walks the trails in the woods,
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bob was a very active man and was always asking what should we do next
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from
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talking,
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taking my family on crazy bike rides,
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taking us to historical marks all across New
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England and taking us on weekend vacations.
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He led a very active life
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In 2016.
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My mother and Bob went to a vacation together when they had come back,
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Bob noticed lumps under his arm.
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After many doctors appointments, bob was diagnosis squamous cell,
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small cell carcinoma of
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the skin, which had metastasized to his lungs and his heart.
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Once he received his diagnosis,
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bob almost immediately began to receive treatments
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after treatments of radiation and chemotherapy.
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It seemed that after every treatment bob became sicker and sicker.
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Since the majority of bob's time was utilized attending treatments
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in dealing with the side effects of these treatments,
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he began to change.
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He no longer attended work, it was too weak to go on small adventures.
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At the end of life bob found it difficult to speak because
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he was scared he would show us how hurt he really was.
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So, most of the time, he was just silent
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bob's story highlights a symbolic interactions view of health and illness,
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focusing on how illness shapes an individual's life
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by seeing how this his illness completely changed his life,
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bob's illness had completely reshaped his lived experiences,
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bob's story is a perfect example of how one's diagnosis,
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not only impacts the role in society,
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but how an illness can change a person's self identity.
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Not only does bob's story relate to
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the symbolic interactions view of health and illness,
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but it supports parson's sick role that an individual
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becomes ill. Their role in society becomes disrupted
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and lecturing on our readings.
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We have learned about the impacts health and
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illness have on nearly every aspect of society.
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Not only does being sick impact an individual,
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but oftentimes a person's illness may contribute to a disruption in society
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from seeing firsthand how an individual's life in
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society can be impacted by an individual's health,
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it is evident that
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it is important for symbolic interaction. Ist
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must study health and illness of the population.
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Bob's story is a great example of how an individual's
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health and their participation in several changes as an individual
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in the society, they aren't.