Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Patterns of social inequality in Australian society to class, gender, ethnicity and age. Cross-cultural communication. Patterns of health and illness in multicultural communities. Historical context of immigrant health. Health status and barriers to service delivery. Aboriginal health, historical context of traditional health beliefs and practices. Aboriginal initiatives in change. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Demonstrate an awareness of variations in patterns of health and illness across ages, with different cultures socio-economic groups and communities. Critically evaluate anthropological perspective on health and illness. Identify strategies for appropriate health care delivery in a multicultural society. An understanding of the historical and sociocultural context of aboriginal health status. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Helman G., (1994), Culture Health and Illness, An Introduction for Health Professionals, 3rd ed., Oxford, Butterworth Heinmann. Pauwels A., (1995), Cross-Cultural Communication in the Health Sciences, Communicating with Migrant Patients, Melbourne, MacMillan. Russel C. and Schofield T., (1992), Where it Hurts - An Introduction to Sociology for Health Workers, Sydney, Allen and Unwin. |
Unit Texts: | Germov J., (Ed.), (2002), Second Opinion - An Introduction to Health Sociology, 2nd ed., Melbourne, Oxford University Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay/Case Study 40%. Exam 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90700 Behavioural Science (Narrow Grouping) | 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 1 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Great Southern TAFE Albany | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Geraldton University Centre | Semester 1 | 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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