phe5shi sociology of health and illness
SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS
PHE5SHI
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students explore the discipline of medical sociology and the substantive issues raised, and the theoretical perspectives developed to study them are critically examined. The provision and organisation of health care are examined with emphasis on the social and political context in which public health is pursued and ill-health treated. Based around the premise that illness is as much a social as it is a biological process, themes such as inequality, health and work, genomics, the social context of medical technology complementary and alternative health care and mental health are explored.
SchoolPsychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorHassan Vally
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Available as ElectiveNo
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An introduction to the sociology of health and illness
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrereading
AuthorWhite, K
Year2008
Edition/Volume2ND EDN
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Second opinion: an introduction to health sociology
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AuthorGermov, J (ed)
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Edition/Volume4TH EDN
PublisherOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE
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