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Society, Health & Illness
Dublin City University - Full Curriculum Program
Dublin, Ireland
Dates: 9/10/21 - 12/19/21
Society, Health & Illness
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Dublin City University
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Primary Subject Area: Health Sciences
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
DESCRIPTION
The module aims to introduce students to a critically informed sociological perspective on health and society from the perspective of their interaction with individual behaviors and thinking, as well as the environment. The module overviews the manners in which social arrangements influence health outcomes and the impact contemporary social processes have on health and health care. The module dwells on issues such as the sick role, medicalization; the impact of ethnicity, gender and class on health; globalization and health inequalities; globalization and the environment, capitalism and environmental health risks.