JobStreet.com which was founded in 1997 in Malaysia and now in Southeast Asia, it is now the largest portal of the online employment company. Recently, JobStreet.com had carried out a survey regarding Malaysian employees faked illness to scored medical certificate (MC). 1058 employers and 749 employees participated in the JobStreet.com survey across various industries in Malaysia in June 2014. More than 57 percent of employers in Malaysia had claimed to have employees that pretended to be sick to obtain medical certificate (MC) (New Straits Times Online, 20 August 2014). Furthermore, 26 percent of employees have faked illness to escape their duties and some have even admitted to submitting at least 5 medical certificates (MC) to their employers
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Talcott Parsons identified the theory of sick role in 1951. The sick role was developed out of the role theory. Roles refer to the expectations associated with a particular status. Sick role theory is known as a “social role that excuses people from normal obligation because they are sick or injured, while at the same time expecting them to seek competent help and cooperate in getting well” (Henslin, 2010). Basically, Parsons defined the “sick role” as having four chief characteristics. First, he pointed out that people who are considered sick are freed or exempt from carrying out their normal daily duties. The more serious the illness, the more one is exempted from normal social functions. Besides, he also states that if they are ill, they can generally avoid from being blamed from others due to their condition. The sick role is regarded as a temporary stage of deviance that should not be prolonged if at all possible. Third, people who are considered as sick do not like their role as a sick patient. Therefore, they will try their best to get well as soon as possible. Finally, due to sick role, the sick person or patient will obligate to try to get well by seeking competent help and cooperate with medical care. On the other hand, according to Parsons, “people who seek approved aid, are given sympathy and encouragement however, those who do not seek for aid are given the cold shoulder. People who don’t competent help are considered responsible for being ill, are refused the right to claim sympathy from others, and are denied permission to be excused from their normal routines. They are considered to be wrongfully claiming the sick role” (Henslin,
Talcott Parsons identified the theory of sick role in 1951. The sick role was developed out of the role theory. Roles refer to the expectations associated with a particular status. Sick role theory is known as a “social role that excuses people from normal obligation because they are sick or injured, while at the same time expecting them to seek competent help and cooperate in getting well” (Henslin, 2010). Basically, Parsons defined the “sick role” as having four chief characteristics. First, he pointed out that people who are considered sick are freed or exempt from carrying out their normal daily duties. The more serious the illness, the more one is exempted from normal social functions. Besides, he also states that if they are ill, they can generally avoid from being blamed from others due to their condition. The sick role is regarded as a temporary stage of deviance that should not be prolonged if at all possible. Third, people who are considered as sick do not like their role as a sick patient. Therefore, they will try their best to get well as soon as possible. Finally, due to sick role, the sick person or patient will obligate to try to get well by seeking competent help and cooperate with medical care. On the other hand, according to Parsons, “people who seek approved aid, are given sympathy and encouragement however, those who do not seek for aid are given the cold shoulder. People who don’t competent help are considered responsible for being ill, are refused the right to claim sympathy from others, and are denied permission to be excused from their normal routines. They are considered to be wrongfully claiming the sick role” (Henslin,