SCY2806

Sociology of Health and Illness (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Dr Marion Collis

Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2004 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2004 (OCL)
Singapore First semester 2004 (OCL)

Synopsis: This unit introduces students to sociological understandings of health and illness. The first section looks at the social production and patterning of health and illness, and provides a critique of the contemporary focus on health promotion. The middle section engages with recent sociological analyses of issues related to gender, the body, the illness experience and mental illness. The third section provides an understanding of the social organisation of health care with a focus on the role of scientific medicine. The ways in which both occupational groupings and patients have sought to challenge medical dominance are also examined.

Assessment: Assignment one(1000 words): 25% + Assignment two (1500 words): 35% + Seen examination (2 hours): 40%

Contact Hours: 2 hours per week (1-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial)

Prerequisites: SCY1801 and SCY1802 or equivalents

Prohibitions: GSC2206, GSC3216, SCY3806