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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Sociology

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 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
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
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
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Transferable skills Not entered
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Study Abroad Not entered
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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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