Research Paper on:
Hunter 'Patch' Adams

Unformatted Sample Text from the Research Paper:
better and were, in fact, oftentimes getting worse. The lack of humanistic care made glaringly apparent by the medical communitys unemotional arms-length attitude was precisely what Adams sought to  correct, believing that a world without the ability to touch the individual along with healing the disease is no world with which he wanted to associate. Against the odds  of the powers that be, Adams continued his endeavor to change the very essence of health care by employing the sociological perspective of symbolic interactionism as a means by which  to apply a humane and holistic approach to medicine. "Youre focusing on the problem. If you focus on the problem, you cant see the solution. Never focus  on the problem!" (Shadyac PG). When examining the three major sociological theories of structural functionalism, conflict and symbolic interactionism, it is easy for the student to determine that while the  first two are represented to a certain degree, the films most overwhelming application is that of the third theory, symbolic interactionism. Because society is fundamentally based upon performance and  profit, it is not unusual to find that classical ethics theorists like Durkheim would primarily believe that the deviant nature of individualism works as an opposing force rather than one  that works for all living beings. Based upon his functionalist theory, Durkheim would not be the least bit shocked to learn that many contemporary societies still reflect incredible amounts  of poverty, disease and homelessness in spite of the fact that their resources are fully capable of feeding, clothing, housing, educating and medicinally caring for their suffering masses. The  selfishness exuded by individuals each and every day -- even though not necessarily outwardly obvious - is significantly associated with the increase of individualism and egoism. Contrary to Durkheims