HLSC12O: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND HEALTH Lecture One: Introduction
Introductions Teaching staff: Please check your campus unit outline Unit Outline: Learning outcomes Assessment Content
Group introduction and activity
Assessment tasks
Assessment Task
Word length Weight (or equiv)
Teamwork: Student Seminar
20‐25 mins 20%
Written Exam
2,000 words 40%
Reflective Writing Assignment
1,750 words 40%
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Topics for Today • A sociological approach and the sociological imagination • Biomedical model • Globalisation and health
After this session you will be able to..... Explain basic features of a sociological approach to health and illness Describe the key “…enables us to grasp history [and social structure] and biography and the relations between the two within society” (1970:12). (Willis & Elmer, 2011:3) "Mills,C.W" by User:キヨンネ ‐ Own work. Licensed under CC BY‐SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons ‐ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mills,C.W.JPG#/media/File:Mills,C.W.JPG 4
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The Sociological Imagination Four aspects to sociological analysis: 1. Historical factors ‐ influence of past 2. Structural factors ‐ influence of social organisation 3. Cultural factors ‐ influence of culture 4. Critical factors ‐ asking why (Evan Willis in Germov, 2014, p. 7‐8)
The Sociological Imagination Historical
Structural
Sociological Analysis
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Personal troubles/public issues • Personal trouble: – Workplace injuries/death affect very small percentage of workforce. • Public issue: – 500 workers per year are killed while at work; large numbers of workers experience injury or disease as a result of work.
A focus on the broader context shaping people’s lives
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Personal trouble/public issue Personal trouble: Your child exhibits ‘behaviour problems’, is diagnosed with ADHD and takes Ritalin. Public issue: One-two children in each class diagnosed with ADHD and takes Ritalin.
Questions for reflection Think of a contemporary health problem – How might it be described in ways that reflect a
