Area: | Centre for International Health |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 8.0 |
Individual Study: | 1 x 8 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Overview of anthropological and sociological contributions of health and health care, models of disease, health, illness and care, historical genesis and cross-cultural introduction to ethnomedicines, biomedicine as a form of ethnomedicine, patients and healers in the context of culture, the health consequences of rapid social change. Mental health in developing and developed countries. The political economy of ill-health. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to- Discuss in depth the social causes and cultural responses to disease and illness. Understand the similarities and differences between different forms of ethnomedicine. Apply a cultural systems approach to the study of ethnomedicine. Use a sociological perspective to evaluate the costs and benefits of development. Consider the application of culturally appropriate and socially viable health programmes to developing countries. Apply a critical medical anthropological perspective to evaluate international health programmes. Understand and support the role of medical anthropology within interdisciplinary research in developing world health problems. |
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: | No prescribed unit references. |
Unit Texts: | Essential readings contained in the Unit Reader (at least 30 readings from journals, books, reports, electronic sources, etc.). |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Two essay assignments (30% each) 60%, Essay assignment 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 69900 Other Health (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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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 | Bentley Campus | Term 4 | | 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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