SOCIOLOGY OF MEDICINE
The basic premise of sociology is that human existence is social existence and this is the starting point for sociology of medicine. This subdiscipline of sociology consider how social conditions, social structure and social interactions influence on our health and what are the social factors and circumstances of diseases.
About the Course
Sociology of medicine try to research proofs which give evidence that many of illness have a social causes and without this knowledge we can not have the complete vision of health. The sociological perspective in medicine is essential for understanding of the mechanisms of influence of social structure, social interactions and cultural capital of personalities which are constitutive for the state of healthiness. Sociology of medicines involves receptions of health conducts and attitudes in context of disease typology according to risk factors and stress. It explain a great role of social mechanisms functioning in medical service in context of inequalities in health, health protection and patterns of the doctor-patient relation. Sociological perspective propose also how to solve socio-medical problems concerning stress factors of some mental disturbances, choice of healthy life style, social rehabilitation etc.
Problem area covered in the course:- Sociology and Medicine
- Doctor Patient Relation
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Cultural Competences
- Alternative or Complementary Medicine
Course Syllabus
- MODULE ONE: SOCIOLOGY OF MEDICINE. SOCIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Sociology of medicine. Sociology and medicine - MODULE TWO: PATIENT-DOCTOR SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP
Patient - doctor social relationship - MODULE THREE: CULTURAL COMPETENCES AND COMMUNICATION AS A KEY TO EFFECTIVE THERAPY Cultural competences and communication as a key to effective therapy
- MODULE FOUR: MOLECULAR LABORATORY
Molecular laboratory - MODULE FIVE: PREGNANCY AND BIRTH, SOCIAL AND MEDICAL PERCEPTION OF REPRODUCTION
Pregnancy and birth, social and medical perception of reproduction
Recommended background
The course for students which have social science background, undergraduate level. Student has to recognize and to know how to use basic sociological research tools.
Suggested readings
- Eurostat raports about state of health in Europe,
Poland http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu - A. Ostrowska, The development of medical sociology in Eastern Europe 1965-1990. pdf
- Wright Mills, Sociological imagination. Chapter 1 and appendix.pdf
- D. Machanic, Medical Sociology, Some tensions about Theory Methods and Substance. pdf
- Bradford H. Gray, Sara R. Philips, Medical Sociology and Health Policy, Journal of Health and social Behavior.pdf
- Johnatan Gabe, Make Bury, Key Concepts in Medical Sociology, sage. pdf
- Nelson de Barros, Everardo Nunes, Sociology, Medicine, and the construction of health related sociology. pdf
- W. Piątkowski, M. Skrzypek, Utilization of non-medical healing methods as a way of coping with life difficulties in the socially deprived “losers of the systemic transformation processes in Poland in Poland. pdf
- A. Mc Elroy, Medical Anthropology in Encyclopedia of cultural Anthropology. pdf
- M. Douglas, Risk and Blame. Essays in Cultural Theory, part 1, chapter 6: The self as risk taker:a cultural theory of contagion in relation to AIDS. pdf
- P.Hier, Risk and panic in latest modernity: implications of the converging sites of social anxiety. pdf
- E. Beck-Gernsheim, Health and Responsibility: From Social Change to Technological Change and vice-versa. Pdf in: The risk society and beyond, edited by B. Adam, U. Beck, J. Loon.
- A. Misztal, Goffman’s concept of the normal as the collective representation of social life. pdf
- Jo.C. Phelan ,Stigma and prejudice: One animal or two?. pdf
- M. Kimmel, The Gendered Society, Oxford Univeristy Press, New York 2011 Part 1 and Part 3
- Val Gillies, Family and intimate relationships: a review of the sociological research. pdf
Instructor
DR MAGDALENA ANITA GAJEWSKA UNIVERSITY OF GDAŃSK
Categories
SOCIOLOGY & MEDICINE & HEALTH & ILLNESS & CULTURE & SOCIETY
Course at a Glance
Knowledge and Cognitive skills: On completion of this seminars you will be able to:
define and use key terms in sociology and in sociology of medicine
construct sociological arguments with appropriate use of concepts, theories and evidence
interpret, critically assess and use different kinds of evidenc
make comparisons across space, time and/or institutions
compare and evaluate sociological explanations derived from different theoretical perspectives
understand and evaluate a range of research strategies and methods used by sociologists
Practical and/or professional skills
adopt a critical stance towards ‘taken for granted’ or common-sense understandings of social worlds and identify social interests underlying these
identify and evaluate conflicting arguments, including recognising the significance of different value positions in these arguments
be aware of the complexity of public debates in relation to a range of key social institutions like medicine
practising and/or show understanding of the following areas related to research:
understanding the ethical issues involved in sociological research; understanding different types of sociological research methods in relation to both quantitative and qualitative methods
- English
adopt a critical stance towards ‘taken for granted’ or common-sense understandings of social worlds and identify social interests underlying these
identify and evaluate conflicting arguments, including recognising the significance of different value positions in these arguments
be aware of the complexity of public debates in relation to a range of key social institutions like medicine
practising and/or show understanding of the following areas related to research: understanding the ethical issues involved in sociological research; understanding different types of sociological research methods in relation to both quantitative and qualitative methods
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