Sociology of Health and Illness
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| HLTH1003 | Health Sciences | 1 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- HLTH1003
- School
- Health Sciences
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This course will explore the concept of social constructivism and require the students to understand how perceptions of health and illness influence the behaviour of individuals and communities.
The course will cover:
Healthism and hierarchies in health
The effects of illness on individual identity
Shame, stigma and fashion in disease and illness
Differences of perceptions of health and illness
Diagnosis and compliance.
Target Students
Students on the undergraduate BSc Health Promotion and Public Health Academic Plan
Classes
The module encompasses 60 hours of tutor led teaching and the remaining 140 hours are self-directed study, tutorial and assignment development
Assessment
- 100% Assignment: 3,000 written assignment using a case study approach
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
Students to achieve knowledge and understanding of the key concepts and theoretical approaches within the field of sociology of health and illness. Students to develop an understanding on how these concepts influence the attitudes, behaviour and experiences of individuals and critique measures being put in place to address these.Learning Outcomes
Identify the key tenets of social constructivism and its implications for health and social care provision
Explore how multi-factor issues such as ethnicity, class, gender, culture, age and sexual orientation effect individual concepts of health and illness
Gain knowledge of how societal norms influence both the attitudes, behaviour and experiences of individuals
Discuss shame, stigma, fashion and contested illness
Debate the issue of compliance with health care regimes
Conveners
- Mrs Susan Thompson