SOCY321 Sociology of Health and Medicine
Updated: 08 July 2009| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 12 cp at 100 level in SOCY or candidature in BBiomedSc or BSc | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | SOCY221 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Fiona Utley (futley2@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 |
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Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material
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| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |