Rise of Bio-Medicine and its Relevance to Health and Illness in Contemporary British Society

Sociology of Health
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................3
1. Discuss the rise of bio – medicine and its relevance to health and illness in the
contemporary British society..........................................................................................3
CONCLUSION...................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES..................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Health and illness are two major aspects of human body that run hand in hand. It is
very important for human beings to take care of their health or otherwise they face the
illness or any type of disease (Nettleton, 2020).
Bio - medicine is the field of medicine which comprises of aspects of research or
practice in the biology or studies principles of bio chemistry. Bio – medicine helps in
getting along to cope up with various diseases and illness which human body imbibes.
There is growth and development in field of bio – medicine which has ensured that
through medicines any disease is curable to an extent. There has been diversified
information which the bio – medicine departments have gained and which has helped
them in providing appropriate medicines to the people.
Two theories which are briefly associated with biomedicine in sociology are –
Conflict theory by Karl Marx and Germ Theory by Parson.
MAIN BODY
1. Discuss the rise of bio – medicine and its relevance to health and illness in the
contemporary British society
Biomedicine is the branch of medicine which is concerned with the application of the
principles of biochemistry and biology to medical research or practice. Various
researches are being done for making the medicines and through this the medicines are
made in the context of keeping an eye on the various changes and development in the
medicinal society (Au, 2021). This is basically related to science which involves the
practices of making the medicines by improving the ingredients which are there in the
medicines or which are involved in it. With the help of bio – medicine the medicines are
improved and enhanced in the ways through which the medical field is keeping itself
updated with all the changes which are been there.
There are various theories to bio – medicine which are explained as below –
Conflict Theory (Karl Marx) – In this theory which is related to bio medicine, Karl Marx
believed that the health is the prime factor which should be considered as important
aspect for which human beings are living and if any disease or illness happens it should
be cured and taken action against it. This will improve the vision of watching towards
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