| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Discuss the transformation from the sociology of medicine to the sociology of health and illness.
- Compare the analysis of health at institutional, organizational and individual levels.
- Discuss the differences in the study of health according to classical, contemporary and current sociological approaches.
- Discuss the effects of technology, especially artificial intelligence, on health professions.
- Discuss different approaches to the body as an emerging field within the sociology of health in recent years.
- Discuss inequalities in health, especially related with gender, class differences and ethnicity.
- Criticize and evaluates the sociology of health studies in Turkey theoretically and methodologically.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
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| Course Description | The historical development, subjects, scope, theoretical and methodological approaches of the sociology of health and disease will be discussed. Studies on current issues in the sociology of health and disease (for example, the Covid-19 Pandemic process, body sociology and anti-vaccination and violence against the physician) will be examined and evaluated critically. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Basic concepts of sociology of health |
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2nd Week |
Health and ıllness: effect of social factors |
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3rd Week |
Health and social ınequalities |
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4th Week |
Public health and social policy |
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5th Week |
Occupational health |
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6th Week |
City and environment health |
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7th Week |
Midterm |
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8th Week |
Health and gender |
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9th Week |
Biopolitics and body |
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10th Week |
Medicalization and the ıllness experience |
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11th Week |
Transformation of health: physician ? Patient roles |
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12th Week |
Health and risk society |
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13th Week |
Health and ethics |
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14th Week |
Assessment |
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15th Week |
Assessment |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | *White, K. (2016). An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness. SAGE
*Sarı, Ö., Yıldız H. (2016). Sağlık Sosyolojisi. Lisans Yayıncılık: İstanbul.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Total Work Load | 152 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.06 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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