Journal entry

In this journal submission, you will focus on health care and society. You must address the following:

· Which sociological perspective (functionalist, interactionist, or conflict view) best explains your viewpoint on the U.S. health care system? Give an example of a specific health or health care-related social problem to illustrate how your perspective is manifested.

· Identify one way that you believe the U.S. health care system can be improved to create more affordable quality care for all?

· How can the concept of sociological imagination be applied to health care reform?

· What social institutions do you believe can have the most influence on social change in health care equality?

Your journal submission must be a minimum of 800 words. A title page, if used, and the reference page do not count toward this requirement. You must use at least one peer-reviewed or academic source to support your journal entry. All sources used must have citations and references properly formatted in APA Style.

Article #1: I could not download the article/ebook- maybe you have some way to view it.

STEPHEN L. WAGNER. The United States Healthcare System: Overview, Driving Forces, and Outlook for the Future. Chicago, Illinois: AUPHA/HAP Book, 2021. Disponível em: https://discovery-ebsco-com.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/linkprocessor/plink?id=db84a157-c37f-3496-9d7c-a603d078b098. Acesso em: 8 jul. 2023.

Article #2:

Sociology of Health Care Reform: Building on Research and Analysis to Improve Health Care

David Mechanic and Donna D. McAlpine

Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2010 51:1_suppl, S147-S159

Article #3:

OBERLANDER, J. Navigating the Shifting Terrain of US Health Care Reform—Medicare for All, Single Payer, and the Public Option. The Milbank Quarterly, [s. l.], v. 97, n. 4, p. 939–953, 2019. DOI 10.2307/45237126. Disponível em: https://discovery-ebsco-com.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/linkprocessor/plink?id=ceb49c68-f2e7-313f-a40e-c62005ca4383. Acesso em: 8 jul. 2023.

Article #4:

JACOBS, L. R.; METTLER, S. What Health Reform Tells Us about American Politics. Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law, [s. l.], v. 45, n. 4, p. 581–593, 2020. DOI 10.1215/03616878-8255505. Disponível em: https://discovery-ebsco-com.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/linkprocessor/plink?id=645bb905-e080-3c83-af7b-6d2be609f6ec. Acesso em: 8 jul. 2023.