How does the program, in general, portray health, wellness, and illness? Is it more sympathetic to some persons (e.g., doctors, patients, specialists) than others? Explain.
Does the program have a medico-centric bias? Explain.
Does the program portray a pathogenic or salutogenic health system? Explain.
Does the program discuss any social determinants of health? Explain.
Do you think the program has an underlying political or ideological agenda? That is, does the program seem to “take a side” in health care issues and arguments? Explain.
You may also critically examine the show from a sociological paradigm (i.e., structural functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist, feminist, sociology of the body).
