Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description The module aims to introduce students to a critically informed sociological perspective on health and illness. It overviews the manners in which social arrangements influence health outcomes and the impact contemporary social processes have on health and illness. The module addresses topics such as the sick role and medicalisation; the factors behind class, gender, ethnic, and age health inequalities; the health consequences of globalisation, neoliberalism and the Anthropocene, and global health inequalities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Identify the relevance of sociology in the understanding of health and illness 2. Understand the major concepts and theoretical approaches in the sociology of health and illness 3. Explore the distribution of health outcomes along class, gender, class, ethnicity and age in a changing Ireland and the factors behind health inequalities along these lines 4. Explore the health consequences of globalisation and neoliberalism, as well as global health inequalities and the main factors behind them | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Sociology, health and healthcareBeing sickMedicalisationEthnicity and healthGender and healthSocial class and healthGlobalisation and its health consequencesGlobal health inequalitiesNeoliberalism, healh risks and responsibility | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of Last Revision | 01-OCT-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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