SOCL19070 Health and Medical Sociology

Course description

Employing the concepts and theories of contemporary social theorists, this course analyses the medical model of health - both historically and comparatively. Topics covered include the reasons for the expansion of western medicine or medicalisation of society, the body and mind distinction in medical science - its consequences for health, the professionalisation of medicine, and the political economy of medicine.

Course at a glance

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Health and Sciences
Career: Undergraduate
Units of credit: 6
Requisites: Prerequisite: SOCL 11055
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
EFTSL 0.12500

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T2 FLEX: ROK