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J E Bailes. 1999. Present technology and future applications.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10461517/
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Fortunetelling is being practiced throughout contemporary Japanese society. The fortunetelling is, so to speak, one of 'social facts'. Though we usually see such a scene, we do not understand it from the viewpoint of Sociology. To find a clue in the sociological study of fortunetelling, the fortuneteller is one of the important elements. That is, the fortuneteller is an expert who controls the art and knowledge of fortunetelling. In order to analyze fortunetelling sufficiently, we first need to clarify the characteristics of the fortuneteller. The purpose of this paper is to show what characteristics the fortuneteller has, in terms of two distinctions: the first parameter of distinction is the 'ground' which legitimatizes fortunetelling; and the second is the 'opportunity' which channels people into fortunetelling. The 'ground' rests on either 'inspiration (revelation)' or 'body of art and knowledge (hereafter knowledge)'. And the 'opportunity' rests on either 'voluntary' or 'compulsion'. In analyzing the fortuneteller according to 'inspiration'/'knowledge' and 'voluntary'/'compulsion', the type of fortuneteller who has the characteristics of both 'knowledge' and 'voluntary' is prominent. Why is such a type prominent? I answer this question by analyzing the relationship between the characteristics of the fortuneteller and the social structures.
At the occasion of its 125th anniversary the outpatient department of internal medicine is being analysed with regard to its history, development and future. Originally it was founded to improve practical patient-oriented teaching of students and to serve the poor population of Basel. While today the Swiss Health Insurance system warrants proper care for every citizen and thus renders the latter purpose unnecessary, new marginal patient groups have evolved that need proper attention such as HIV patients, asylum-seekers, geriatric patients and others. Teaching obligations have even increased, especially with regard to primary care and family medicine. Thus the reasons for running a medical outpatient department have changed considerably, but still include teaching, research and provision of care to special patient groups. Outpatient departments have to be flexible and to adapt to modern trends in health care.
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