Social Solidarity in Health Care, American-Style

The patchwork: Health reform, American style.

0277-9536/$ e see front matter 2010 Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.10.016 American health care rightly has been characterized as a “paradox of excess and deprivation” (Enthoven & Kronick, 1989, p. 29). The United States spends more on medical care than any country in the worlddover $2.5 trillion or 17% of its gross domestic product as of 2009. At the same time, the U.S. is the only ...

Just Solidarity: the Key to Fair Health Care Rationing

I agree with Professor ter Meulen that there is no need to make a forced choice between “justice” and “solidarity” when it comes to determining what should count as fair access to needed health care. But he also asserts that solidarity is more fundamental than justice. That claim needs critical assessment. Ter Meulen recognizes that the concept of solidarity has been criticized for being excess...

Family health care based on the principle of solidarity.

A Theoretical Study of Solidarity in American Society: The Case of the “Ground Zero Mosque” Controversy

The paper uses the case study of the controversy regarding the construction of a mosque near the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Manhattan, New York, to analyze the different theoretical approaches to the concept of solidarity. It is argued that the presence of affectional solidarity which is based on feelings of caring, friendship and love was very limited in the case under study. Instea...

The effect of leadership style on the employees’ job motivation in health care centers in Shiraz

Introduction: Leadership style is one of the most debated topics in management (urban health-care centers), which has influenced a great number of managers and employees. The present study aimed to determine the impact of the managers’ leadership styles on the employees’ job motivation based on the Vroom-Yetton model.Methods: This study was a descriptive–analytical one and the researchenvironme...