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Module Title	Society, Health & Illness
Module Code	NS280
School	School of Nursing and Human Sciences
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Dr Sabina Stan	Office Number	H257A
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The module aims to introduce students to a critically informed sociological perspective on health and society from the perspective of their interaction with individual behaviours and thinking, as well as the environment. The module overviews the manners in which social arrangements influence health outcomes and the impact contemporary social processes have on health and health care. The module dwells on issues such as the sick role, medicalisation; the impact of ethnicity, gender and class on health; globalisation and health inequalities; globalisation and the environment, capitalism and environmental health risks.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the relevance of Sociology in the study of health
2. Understand the major concepts and theoretical approaches in Sociology
3. Explore the relation between, on the one hand, ethnicity, gender and class, and, on the other, health and health care in a changing Ireland
4. Explore the impact of globalisation of risks on health and health care

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Independent Study	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Sociology, health and healthcare

Being sick

Medicalisation

Ethnicity and health

Gender and health

Social class and health

Globalisation and its consequences

Global health inequalities

Capitalism, global risks and health

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	60%	Examination Weight	40%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Hyde, Abbey, Maria Lohan and Orla McDonnell (eds.): 2004, Sociology for Health Professionals in Ireland, IPA, Dublin,
Turner, Bryan: 1995, Medical Power and Social Knowledge, Sage, London,
Petersen, Alan & Deborah Lupton: 1997, The New Public Health: Health and Self in the Age of Risk, Sage, London,
O’Sullivan, Sara (ed.): 2007, Contemporary Ireland. A Sociological Map, UCD Press, Dublin,
Conrad, P.: 2007, The Medicalisation of Society. On the Transformation of Human Conditions in Treatable Disorders, John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore,
Graham, H.: 2007, Unequal Lives. Health and Socioeconomic Inequalities, Open University Press, Bergshire,
Harvey, D.: 2005, A Brief History of Neoliberalism, Oxford University Press, Oxford,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

BHS	Bachelor of Science in Health & Society
BPY	BSc (Honours) in Psychology
BSSA	Study Abroad (DCU Business School)
BSSAO	Study Abroad (DCU Business School)
ECSA	Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing)
ECSAO	Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing)
HMSA	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
HMSAO	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
SHSA	Study Abroad (Science & Health)
SHSAO	Study Abroad (Science & Health)

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