Problem
What will the Impact of Technology be on the social institution of health?
The technological revolution will impact every institution in society, including Health. The question is, "What will that impact be?" Locate three articles on Health and Technology and do the following:
a) Examine healthcare as a social institution and the role of technology on the social construction of health and illness in the Age of Technology.
b) Discuss whether increased technology will lead to more equity in health care or less equity (class, race, and gender) in the US and Globally (developed vs. developing nations)?
c) Explain your findings from a structural functional, conflict & symbolic interactionism perspective.