Title: From Isolation to Inclusion
Subtitle: Reprioritizing Patient Care through Peer Support
Subject Classification:  Healthcare, Sociology, Medicine and Medical Ethics  
BIC Classification: MB, MBP, JF
BISAC Classification: SOC057000, MED074000, MED078000
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Publication date: 07 Jul 2026
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-83711-730-7
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-83711-731-4

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Description

This book examines the way medical professionals and individuals with chronic illness can at times work together, while at other times find themselves operating at cross-purposes. This inconsistency of purpose and effectiveness stems in part from the ways in which long-standing societal and medical traditions influence attitudes toward, and understanding of, difference. This study focuses on developments of theories in medical sociology that reframe traditional positions of authority and expertise, once understood and examined solely from the perspective of the medical institution and professionals, to more inclusive approaches that acknowledge the authority and expertise of patients, and a more active and aware society.

The historical background, built upon stark distinctions in knowledge and power between doctor and patient, expert and non-professional, brings clarity to the ongoing challenges, caused by illness, that result in the labeling of stigma, disability, and difference. An alternative to the medical model for addressing the disruption that emerges with diagnosis and treatment can be found in non-professional expertise and involvement, specifically, support groups. This study concludes with analysis of the active roles of the lay community in the reorganization of a functioning society that achieves greater effectiveness and stability in daily living through a commitment to restoring balance and equality across the social structure.

Biography

Author(s):  John Michalczyk III’s commitment to peer advocacy and support is both personal and professional. His undergraduate and graduate studies (B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy at Boston College and Ph.D. in Sociology from The New School for Social Research) have over the years naturally connected with his personal experience living with Type-1 Diabetes. Michalczyk’s research in sociology on disabilities, both visible and invisible, continues to be at the heart of his advocacy for individuals living with disabilities, their families, and their communities.

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