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cultural authority of medicine: a standalone construct

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Medical sociology

the medical profession's accepted power to define what counts as illness and fact, which in the source underpins its economic and political power.

In medical sociology, cultural authority of medicine refers to the medical profession's accepted power to define what counts as illness and fact, which in the source underpins its economic and political power. This meaning comes from Starr (1978) in The social transformation of American medicine.[1]

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Starr, P., & Starr, P. (1978). The social transformation of American medicine. PERSEUS D. ISBN 9780465079353

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