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Doctors are seen as Godlike: Moral typecasting in medicine

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  • Goranson, Amelia
  • Sheeran, Paschal
  • Katz, Julia
  • Gray, Kurt

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Doctors are generally thought of as very intelligent and capable. This perception has upsides—doctors are afforded respect and esteem—but it may also have downsides, such as neglecting the mental and physical health of physicians. Two studies examine how Americans “typecast” doctors as Godlike “thinkers” who help others, rather than as vulnerable “feelers” who might themselves need help.

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  • Goranson, Amelia & Sheeran, Paschal & Katz, Julia & Gray, Kurt, 2020. "Doctors are seen as Godlike: Moral typecasting in medicine," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 258(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:258:y:2020:i:c:s0277953620302276
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113008
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    1. Underman, Kelly & Hirshfield, Laura E., 2016. "Detached concern?: Emotional socialization in twenty-first century medical education," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 160(C), pages 94-101.
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