The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the social meanings of illness. For this assignm

 The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the social meanings of illness. For this assignment, write a reflection journal entry in which you apply the concepts you learned this week in Chapter 5 of the Weitz text and the Brown article to a health or medical issue you or a family member or friend has faced. You should include discussion of the concepts of medicalization, social control, and the sick role as it pertains to the issue. Although this is a personal reflection, you must incorporate at least two additional scholarly sources to support your entry. Look for research about this same issue and what researchers find about people experiencing it.