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 |
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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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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
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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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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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