Course Details
Country:
Ireland
Institution:
Dublin City University
Course Title:
Sociology health and illness
Course Number:
SOC1010
Course 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.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
SOCI 390
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