Functionalists emphasize the political,economic,and social forces that affect health and the health care delivery system.Among the issues of concern to this approach are the ability of all people to obtain health care;how race,class,and gender inequalities affect health and health care;power relationships between doctors and other health care workers;the dominance of the medical model of health care;and the role of profit in the health care system.

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Functionalists focus on how different parts of society contribute to its stability and functioning, not on inequalities or power dynamics, which are more aligned with conflict theory.

Functionalists Emphasize the Political,economic,and Social Forces That Affect Health and the Health