| A | B |
| Sick Role | Role in which Parsons concept |
| Parsons | Introduced the sick role |
| Psychoanalytic theory | the theory of personality organization |
| Medicalization | he process in which conditions and behaviors are labeled and treated as medical issues |
| Labeling Theory | Individual that knows themselves by how others view them |
| Middle Class | he economic stratum between the working class and the wealthy |
| Biomedicalization | takes both human enhancement and role of pharmaceuticals |
| Freidson | Sociologist who worked on the theory of professions |
| Acute Illness | Condition that is sudden |
| Chronic Disorder | Condition that is long term |
| Stigma | When someone sees you in a negative way |
| Lower Class | thoe in lower paying waged jobs |
| Life Threatening | Very serious, one that can cause harm or death |
| Social Deviance | Behavior that is found offensive or unnaccetable |
| Conditional legitimacy | Conditions apply |
| Unconditional legitimacy | Conditions may not apply |
| Illegitimacy | No accepted standards |