Sociology of Health and Disease

Module:

Social Sciences

ECTS:

3

Contact hours – lectures:

30

Contact hours – seminar:

15

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

0

Contact hours – clinical practice:

0

Holder of subject:

Dr Simona Hvalič Touzery, Assistant Professor

Education providers:

• Dr Simona Hvalič Touzery, Assistant Professor

Level of study:

First Bologna cycle professional education study program

Semester:

Winter

Language:

Subject specific competences:

The student:

• understanding of social patterns of health and illness;
• understanding of social-psychological determinants of health and illness;
• understanding of patterns of interaction between medical professionals and patients;
• understanding of social aspects of medical technologies.
• being able to apply key theoretical concepts to real life situations with patients and coleagues.
   

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

• Ule M. Spregledana razmerja: o družbenih vidikih sodobne medicine. Maribor: Aristej; 2003.
• Lupton D. Medicine as Culture: Illness, Disease and the Body in Western Sicoeties. London: Sage; 2003.
• Adam P. Sociologija bolezni in medicine. Ljubljana. Društvo pljučnih in alergijskih bolnikov Slovenije; 2002.

Recommended references:

• White K. An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness. London: Saga; 2002.
• Svetlik I (ed). Kakovost življenja v Sloveniji. Ljubljana: FDV; 1996.
• Kraševec Ravnik E (ed). Varovanje zdravja posebnih družbenih skupin v Sloveniji. Ljubljana. Inštitut za varovanje zdravja RS, Slovenska Fundacija; 1996.
• Tivadar B. Medicinski govor o ženski. In: Bogovič L, Skušek Z, eds. Spol: Ž. Ljubljana: KUD F. Prešeren, ISH; 1996.

Study obligations:

• 30% obligatory attendance at lectures
• 100% obligatory attendance at seminars
• seminar work

Assessment methods:

• written examination (100%)