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SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
SOS435 SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH 5 3 3 5

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Definition of Health Sociology and the content of the field Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
2 Reading Dimensions and historical development of the relationship between social sciences and medicine Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
3 Reading The reason why we need the perspective of health sociology, understanding the importance of the field of view and evaluation Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
4 Reading The change in the relationship between health and society and the historical origins of this change Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
5 Reading Introduction to the first studies which are the source of health sociology Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
6 Reading Concepts of health - disease and the definition of these concepts at the social level Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
7 Reading Personal and social meanings of the disease Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Reading Revealing the cultural meanings of diseases and symptoms Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
10 Reading Understanding of the relationship between family, population, city, class and health Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
11 Reading Development of public health and its historical processes, evaluating the contribution to health sociology Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
12 Reading A historical survey done on medicalizing processes Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
13 Reading Understanding of biopolitics concept within the framework of health sociology Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
14 Reading Health policy in Turkey and the understanding of the similarities-differences with Western society Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
15 Reading Current studies in health sociology and evaluation of the health policies today Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -