Social Philosophies In Health Care
Chapters 2 and 3
Allison D. Foushee
Anderson University
Abstract
This essay further explains the different social philosophies and some examples of what some individuals believe in regards to the health care reform and the changes that have taken place in society. This essay briefly explains the characteristics of each philosophy/theory. Also, some human service professionals such as Katherine have been able to experience some of what children and families experience in another country across the world. She has seen the effects that people suffer from mentally and physically. She is learning how to develop better services and ways to communicate to the individuals in Berundi in order to help them enhance their lives. Most …show more content…
The healthcare system is rapidly changing and altering the views about what is acceptable in regards to services and treatments. There have been several philosophies that have aided people’s view on healthcare. Three of the most common are individualism, laissez-faire, and Social Darwinism. People’s views often match one of these philosophies. Individualism is ordinarily known as “hard work leads to success” (Woodside & McClam, 2014) and any being can be successful if they work hard towards achievement. Laissez-faire (also known in French as “to leave alone”) simply means to allow individuals to live for themselves without interference. Human service officials are not to become involved with the people of society. It is society’s mission not to intervene in other’s life for the sake of independence (Woodside and McClam, 2014). People that discover themselves indecisive, and yet, not correspond to either way of life, believe Charles Darwin’s values. His perspective states that only those individuals that are self-sufficient will survive. To summarize his views, people in the low class (“long work hours and poor conditions, low wages, and child labor”) will not have a positive outlook of life (Woodside &McClam, …show more content…
The first individual (speaker # 1) believes in Social Darwinism. Only individuals that are self-sufficient and are able to maintain a sustained life should receive care. If an individual is not able to, then they will not survive (How Social Philosophies Relate to the Health Care Reform, n.d.) Another individual (speaker # 2) articulates that in regards to services in health care, if people in society work hard, they should be able to obtain
Chapter 2 health services and if they do not then, health care should not be offered. Speaker # 2 views health care as individualism. This individual views “poverty as a sign of spiritual weakness” (Woodson & McClam, 2014). Some individuals (speaker # 3) view that health care should not be forced upon citizens of society. They believe that people should be able to live their lives without interference of the government (How Social Philosophies Relate to the Health Care Reform,
Allison D. Foushee
Anderson University
Abstract
This essay further explains the different social philosophies and some examples of what some individuals believe in regards to the health care reform and the changes that have taken place in society. This essay briefly explains the characteristics of each philosophy/theory. Also, some human service professionals such as Katherine have been able to experience some of what children and families experience in another country across the world. She has seen the effects that people suffer from mentally and physically. She is learning how to develop better services and ways to communicate to the individuals in Berundi in order to help them enhance their lives. Most …show more content…
The healthcare system is rapidly changing and altering the views about what is acceptable in regards to services and treatments. There have been several philosophies that have aided people’s view on healthcare. Three of the most common are individualism, laissez-faire, and Social Darwinism. People’s views often match one of these philosophies. Individualism is ordinarily known as “hard work leads to success” (Woodside & McClam, 2014) and any being can be successful if they work hard towards achievement. Laissez-faire (also known in French as “to leave alone”) simply means to allow individuals to live for themselves without interference. Human service officials are not to become involved with the people of society. It is society’s mission not to intervene in other’s life for the sake of independence (Woodside and McClam, 2014). People that discover themselves indecisive, and yet, not correspond to either way of life, believe Charles Darwin’s values. His perspective states that only those individuals that are self-sufficient will survive. To summarize his views, people in the low class (“long work hours and poor conditions, low wages, and child labor”) will not have a positive outlook of life (Woodside &McClam, …show more content…
The first individual (speaker # 1) believes in Social Darwinism. Only individuals that are self-sufficient and are able to maintain a sustained life should receive care. If an individual is not able to, then they will not survive (How Social Philosophies Relate to the Health Care Reform, n.d.) Another individual (speaker # 2) articulates that in regards to services in health care, if people in society work hard, they should be able to obtain
Chapter 2 health services and if they do not then, health care should not be offered. Speaker # 2 views health care as individualism. This individual views “poverty as a sign of spiritual weakness” (Woodson & McClam, 2014). Some individuals (speaker # 3) view that health care should not be forced upon citizens of society. They believe that people should be able to live their lives without interference of the government (How Social Philosophies Relate to the Health Care Reform,