Chapter 5
According to the first scenario that is persons who have high cholesterol levels, the characteristics of the sick role does not apply. This is because in as much as the person has high cholesterol levels the person is not sick of heart disorders and therefore not exempted from the normal social roles in society are exempted from the normal social roles in the society (Weitz,2016). Looking at our second case persons who have genes that show high chances of developing breast cancer are not responsible for the condition in which they are. In our second case, the characteristics ...