SOCY321 Sociology of Health and Medicine
Updated: 30 October 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | June | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 12 cp at 100 level in Sociology, including SOCY 100 or candidature in the Bachelor of Health Science | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | SOCY 221 | |||||||||
| Notes | alternative prerequisite is HBIO 100 | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | David Gray (dgray@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
The objective of this unit is to introduce the student to some of the major issues and perspectives associated with the field of medical sociology. The main topics to be covered in this unit are: sociological perspectives on health and illness; the sociology of mental illness; the sociology of death and dying; and cross-cultural approaches to illness and healing. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |