Social Analysis in Health 1

This subject is not offered in 2013.

120 hours

Key Concepts in Social Health

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This subject introduces students to the key social science disciplines that have informed population health and health care, including history, sociology, psychology, politics, anthropology, indigenous studies and gender studies. The subject explores the disciplinary underpinnings of social movements such as feminism, civil rights, and disability rights and their contribution to population health.

At the completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• Understand the different disciplinary approaches of the social sciences and their application to health practice
• Critically analyse health issues from a range of social science perspectives
• Critically analyse the relationship between health and the social sciences
• Understand the potential and limitations of social science disciplines to the understanding of population health challenges.

Four written pieces of 1250 words each, due in week 3, 4, 5 and 6 of semester.

Students will have access to electronic copies of relevant readings.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Upon completion of this subject a student should have:

• Advanced written and oral communication skills
• Advanced skills in cross-disciplinary analysis
• Advanced skills in reading critically within and across a range of academic disciplines
• Advanced skills in critical analysis of academic and popular discourses.