GENERAL SOCIOLOGY
ACADEMIC YEAR2009/2010
COD. 03857
dati insegnamento:
TYPE OF COURSE: SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2009/2010
YEAR OF STUDY: 1
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 1
UNIT COORDINATOR: SANFELICI MARA
CONTACT HOURS: 15
Learning outcomes of the course unit
o promote the surmounting of the positivist and reductivist view of the concept of health
o promote awareness of social and health organizations that constitute the current welfare system
Course contents summary
Some of the sociological concepts of health will be utilised to:
a) compare the various interpretative directions that have characterised reflections on health and disease over the last few decades
b) understand the consequences of social and cultural changes in late-modern society on the organisation of health services
Recommended readings
Neresini F., Bucchi M. (2003), Sociologia della salute, Carocci, Rome
Teaching methods
The teaching methods used are the following:
o classroom lectures
o group work
