Week 9-1 Discussion Post 23 Document

"Deprofessionalizationreferstothedecreasingdistance,in

knowledgeoreducation,betweendoctorsandpatientsortherise

ofconsumerism



generally"(Haug,1975).Medicineisnowbecoming

anotherexchangeofgoodsandservices(Smith,2016).Manytimes

intheprofession,providersarerequiredbylawtogoagainsttheir

personalbeliefs,morals,andvaluestoaccommodatethepeopleof

theirfacility.Thistermsymbolizesrolesofcustomersinsteadof

patients.Anexamplewouldbeapatientrequestinganactof

euthanasiabecausetheynolongerwanttolivelifeandtheprovider

hastoabodebythepatient'swishes,notwhattheyfeelisbestfor

thepatient(Smith,2016).Aswecontinueinmedicine,

deprofessionalizationwillcontinueatanevenmorerapidpace

becauseitbecomesmoreprevalentovertime.Medicineinmy

opinion,hasbecomemorepoliticalratherthanactuallyservingthe

needsofthepatients."Thesecularistsdon’tthinkitiswrongtoforce

doctorstoparticipateinlife-takingorreligiouslyproscribed

procedures"(Smith,2016).Thismeansthatifapatientbelievethey

shouldlive,thedoctorhastodoeverythingintheirpowertoensure

theykeepthemliving,buttheymaynotagreeandthepatient's

wishesmaynotcometrue.

Deprofessionalization.Deprofessionalization-anoverview|

ScienceDirectTopics.(n.d.).RetrievedMarch2,2022,

fromhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/deprofe

ssionalization#:~:text=Deprofessionalization%20refers%20to%20the

%20decreasing,consumerism%20generally%20(Haug%201975).

Smith,W.J.(2016,January18).The deprofessionalization of medicine.

NationalReview.RetrievedMarch2,2022,

fromhttps://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism/depro

fessionalization-medicine/