Self-Reliance and the Inclination to Adopt the Sick Role
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TL;DR
An attempt to discover how self-reliance, an important value in American society, affects this inclination to seek medical help and the findings indicate that those placing the strongest emphasis on self- Reliance are the least likely to indicate a willingness to adopt the sick role.
Abstract
Journal Article Self-Reliance and the Inclination to Adopt the Sick Role Get access Derek L. Phillips Derek L. Phillips Dartmouth College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 43, Issue 4, May 1965, Pages 555–563, https://doi.org/10.2307/2574463 Published: 01 May 1965