Uncertain and under Quarantine: Toward a Sociology of Medical Ignorance.
J Health Soc Behav
; 62(3): 271-285, 2021 09.
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em Inglês
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1409986
ABSTRACT
At the center of the COVID-19 pandemic lies a ubiquitous feature of medicine. Medicine is permeated with ignorance. Seizing this moment to assess the current state of medical sociology, this article articulates a sociology of medical ignorance. We join insights from earlier medical sociological scholarship on uncertainty with emerging research in the sociology of ignorance to help make sense of the omnipresent but sometimes invisible dynamics related to the unknowns in medicine. Then we examine two streams of inquiry with a focus on uncertainty and ignorance-(1) research on the interconnections between technology, medical authority, and ignorance and (2) research on lay expertise within the context of ever-present uncertainties. For decades, and to good effect, medical sociologists have asked, "What does medicine know, and what are the consequences of such knowing?" Going forward, we encourage medical sociologists to examine the unknown in medicine and the consequences of not knowing.
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Bases de dados internacionais
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaios controlados aleatorizados
Tópicos:
Vacinas
Limite:
Humanos
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Inglês
Revista:
J Health Soc Behav
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Artigo
País de afiliação:
00221465211009202
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