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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2020 - 2021
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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; global health inequalities; neoliberalism, health risks and responsibility. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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