Undergraduate Course: Medical Sociology (SCIL10016)
Course Outline
School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Sociology |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
This course will look at medicine as a series of interlocking social institutions, with particular attention to how these structure the social relations between doctors and patients. Topics will include: expertise and the medical profession; sickness as a social institution; doctor- patient interactions; medicine and social control; gift relations in medicine; the growth of patient power; the rise of 'alternative' medicine. |
Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Sociology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- the nature and role of professional organisation in medicine;
- the nature and significance of medical expertise;
- the social factors that shape the experience of sickness and disease;
- the micro- and macro-social factors that influence the interactions between doctors and patients;
- the nature of current challenges to medical power;
- the processes of medicalisation and demedicalisation and their role in modern social life |
Assessment Information
Combination of coursework/exam with details to be specified by Course Organiser at first class |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords |
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Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Emese Lafferton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4014
Email: Emese.Lafferton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Sue Renton
Tel: (0131 6)50 6958
Email: Sue.Renton@ed.ac.uk |
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