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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

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)

Defines the relationship between health and sociology, rememberS the concepts he/she learned about sociology giveS examples of how these concepts relate to health.
Uses the concepts of existing approaches in the field of health sociology.
Explains the historical origins of sociology of health and interdisciplinary structure with examples by interpreting the relationship between social sciences and medicine.
Interprets the historical development of public health and its relationship with social sciences by establishing causality
Compares the social contents of the concepts of disease and health on the basis of individual and social meanings.
Evaluates the relationship between the concepts of disease and health with sociological concepts such as population, city and family.
Researchs on the sociology of health in Turkey by supporting with the information he/she gained during the period