Scientific Study from the year 2021 in the subject Sociology -
Miscellaneous, University of Mosul (University of Mosul/ Iraq),
language: English, abstract: This study aims to investigate the notion
of power in Mosuli Arabic doctor-patient encounters by establishing the
kind of model of interaction adopted in doctor-patient interactions. The
theoretical framework adopted in the study is Roter and Hall's typology
of models. The naturalistic observation method is the method used to
collect data from 10 doctors and 38 patients in different public and
private medical settings. The study hypothesizes that doctors adopt a
paternalistic model of interaction. The study finds that doctors
exercise power when they interact with their patients as that most
doctors adopt a paternalistic model of interaction, in which the doctor
dominates the medical encounter. More academic research in this area is
needed to be able to understand power and its impact on society in
general and in medical settings in particular.