Physicians, Patients and Power: A Micro-analysis of the Physician/Patient Encounter

[摘要] This study specifically addresses that problem and will focus on the power relationships that develop during the physician/patient encounter. It will examine the ;;power process;; of the encounter by observing and analyzing the behavior of the participants to determine if this behavior in fact constructs a power advantage for the physician and how this behavior operates to designate control of the encounter. It will examine what variables are associated with the differential ability of patients to define and control their situations, and will attempt to prove that in some situations the power differential is so great that it precludes any legitimate negotiation between the participants. A micro-study of the physician/patient encounter such as this promises to reveal the emerging process of reality definition that results from the behavior of the participants.

[发布机构] University of Michigan

[效力级别] power

[关键词] physician patient encounter;power;control;Liberal Studies