SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS

SOC607

Course Code: SOC607
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn how to treat health and disease with previous (bio-medical) and new alternative models (bio-psycho-social).
Learn the effects of health policy in the world and Turkey in terms of violence and transformation in the profession.
Learn the positive and negative effects of artificial intelligence in health care

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

In this course in the light of theoretical and methodological discussions of classical and contemporary sociologies, socio-cultural foundations of health and sickness along with health care; gender and body issues as well as aging, impacts of transformations of health policies in the world and Turkey - starting from contract manager and symbolic/ physical violence- will be considered relational sociologically. The students will be provided with multiple ?faceted gains with both knowledge and skills

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Health and Social Sciences
2^nd Week	Critics of Bio-medical model
3^rd Week	Bio-psycho social model and ANT applications
4^th Week	Doctor- patient relationship
5^th Week	Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
6^th Week	Transformations of Health Policies
7^th Week	Midterm
8^th Week	Violence in Medicine
9^th Week	Transformation of Health Professions
10^th Week	Sociological studies on Health and Illness in the World
11^th Week	Sociological Studies on Health and Illness in Turkey.
12^th Week	Relational sociological studies of health and illness.
13^th Week	Intersectionality and Standpoint Theory in the field of health.
14^th Week	General evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Ecevit,M. (1999)(der) Türkiye?den Araştırmalar:Sağlık Sosyolojisi. Ankara:Sosyoloji Derneği.
Kasapoglu,A. (2008)(der)Sağlık ve Hastalık:Madalyonun İki Yüzü. Ankara:Phonix.
Kasapoglu,A. (2008)(ed.)Sağlık ve Hastalık:Madalyonun İki Yüzü. Ankara:Phonix.
Nettleton,S. (2016) Sociology of Health and Illness. New York: Polity.
White,K. (2018) An Introduction to Sociology of Health and Illness. London: Sage

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	15	210
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	8	8
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	3	12	36
Total Work Load			311
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.36
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X
K2	X	X
K3	X		X
K4	X	X
K5	X	X
K6	X	X
K7	X	X
K8
K9	X	X
K10	X	X	X