Area: | Department of Social Sciences |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Anti Requisite(s): | 11300 (v.3) Sociology 317 - Sociology of Health and Fitness
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Prerequisite(s): | 7365 (v.4) Sociology 111 - Social Construction of Identity - Introduction to Doing Sociology or any previous version
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7366 (v.4) Sociology 112 - Australian Society in the Global Economy or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Sociology and anthropology of health and illness. Health and illness as social events, the social distribution of illness, the biomedical model of illness. Cross cultural variations. Migrant health. Epidemics. Healer and patient interaction. Medical and related institutions, health care systems and health care workers. |
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Field of Education: | 90301 Sociology | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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