SY3010:03
Sociology of Health and Medicine
| Townsville, Cairns | HECS Band 1 |
26 hours lectures, 12 hours tutorials. Semester 2.
Staff: Dr J Coughlan, Mr P Reser.
Subject content as for SY2010 .
Learning Objectives:
- demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the ways in which health, illness and inequalities in health status are socially constructed;
- describe and analyse in detail the relationships between health professionals, patients/consumers, governments, business and other interest groups;
- distinguish between and use in a competent sociological manner, various social theories as they are applied to the analysis of health and health care systems;
- apply a critical sociological approach to assessment of current issues in the health area.
Assessment by essay/assignment (30%); tutorial presentation/assignment (20%); examination (50%).