Explain the social implications of advanced medical technology. What will be an ideal ...

Answer to q. 1

The following are suggested areas for students to address in their essays: Summarize the three major social implications that sociologists have identified in relation to new medical technologies

Define holistic medicine and provide an example Discuss alternative medicine and provide an example

Encourage students to include personal viewpoints on implications of advanced medical technology in their responses

Answer to q. 2

a

Answer to q. 3

b

Answer to q. 4

The following are suggested areas for students to address in their essays: Discuss the 2010 Health Care Reform Law

Describe private health insurance and the concept of third-party providers in the United States Summarize public health insurance, comparing Medicare and Medicaid Programs in the United States Discuss health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in the United States

Explain managed care in the United States Describe the uninsured in the United States Describe the Canadian universal health care system

Discuss Great Britain's health care system and the 1946 National Health Service Act Discuss China's health care system to include innovative strategies such as physician extenders

Encourage students to include any personal viewpoints on paying for medical care in their responses

Answer to q. 5

a

Answer to q. 6

d