How do we view health care as an institution? There is a set of social institutions concerned with health care. The United States has the most advanced health care system and also one of the most...

How do we view health care as an institution? There is a set of social institutions concerned with health care. The United States has the most advanced health care system and also one of the most expensive and unequal systems. Competing values lead to conflicting roles. The sacredness of human life is pitted against the belief in profit, and the health care industry also reflects general inequality in society. The alternative health care system is thriving. It has a different conceptual framework for body and health; it takes a holistic approach.