COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HEALTH AND SOCIETY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4031 HEALTH AND SOCIETY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology
Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

The goal of this class is to understand issues around health in Türkiye and globally in terms of globallization and neo-liberal policies. In addition, we will discuss the health problems caused by neo-liberal policies. Finally, we will offer possible solutions to current problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To become aware of the major approaches to health and illness.
2   To become familiar with the theories and contributions of major figures in the field.
3   To learn to appreciate the necessity of a multi-level explanation of health behavior.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to society and health
2 Theoretical approaches to health and illness
3 Lifesyle-illness and health
4 Populer culture and health
5 Global approaches to health issues
6 Globalization and health
7 Socio-economic status and health
8 Culture, illness and health
9 Midterm
10 Local Governments and health
11 Urbanization and health
12 Immigration and health/tourism and health

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Sağlık sosyolojisi kadın ve kentleşme, Nurşen Özçelik Adak
2) Sağlık sosyolojisi, Zafer Cirhinlioğlu
3) An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness, Sage publications, Kevin White
4) Eleştirel sağlık sosyolojisi sözlüğü, E. Nalçacı, O. Hamzaoğlu, E. Özalp
5) Avrupa da ve Türkiye de sağlık politikaları, Ç.Keyder, N. Üstündağ, T. Ağartan, Ç. Yoltar

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1444
LO.234334444
LO.3334