▁the ▁medical ▁profession . ▁Gener ally , ▁Par s ons ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁to ▁understand ▁ill ness ▁soci olog ically ▁is ▁to ▁view ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁dev iance ▁which ▁dist ur bs ▁the ▁social ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁society . ▁ ▁The ▁general ▁idea ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁individual ▁who ▁has ▁fallen ▁ill ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁phys ically ▁sick , ▁but ▁now ▁ad her es ▁to ▁the ▁specifically ▁pattern ed ▁social ▁role ▁of ▁being ▁sick . ▁‘ Be ing ▁S ick ’ ▁is ▁not ▁simply ▁a ▁‘ state ▁of ▁fact ’ ▁or ▁‘ condition ’ , ▁it ▁contains ▁within ▁itself ▁custom ary ▁rights ▁and ▁oblig ations ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁social ▁norm s ▁that ▁surr ound ▁it . ▁The ▁theory ▁out lined ▁three ▁rights ▁of ▁a ▁sick ▁person ▁and ▁two ▁oblig ations : ▁ ▁Rights : ▁ ▁The ▁sick ▁person ▁is ▁ex empt ▁from ▁normal ▁social ▁roles ▁ ▁The ▁sick ▁person ▁is ▁not ▁responsible ▁for ▁their ▁condition ▁has ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁care ▁of ▁O bl ig ations : ▁ ▁The ▁sick ▁person ▁should ▁try ▁to ▁get ▁well ▁ ▁The ▁sick ▁person ▁should ▁seek ▁techn ically ▁compet ent ▁help ▁and ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁medical ▁professional ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁versions ▁of ▁sick ▁role : ▁▁ ▁Cond itional ▁ ▁Un condition ally ▁legit imate ▁ ▁Il leg it imate ▁role : ▁condition ▁that ▁is ▁st ig mat ized ▁by ▁others ▁ ▁Crit ic isms ▁ ▁Re ject ing ▁the ▁sick ▁role . ▁This ▁model ▁assumes ▁that ▁the ▁individual ▁volunt arily ▁accepts