ABOUT THE COURSE: Sociology of Health, being a sub-discipline of Sociology, helps us to understand the world of health, illness, disease, healthcare and medicine through the lenses of socio-cultural and politico-economic processes, institutions and mechanisms. Socio-cultural determinants play very crucial role in ensuring preventive, promotive, rehabilitative and public health in any society. Study of social structure, culture, social groups & social patterns help in understanding differences in health outcome of different groups and necessary for removing inequalities & inequities there. “Health for all” is a global goal and this paper helps in understanding health policies, programmes, missions and national/ international development goals also with special focus on health targets. It also helps in understanding contribution of food, nutrition, sanitation etc in achieving the goal of having a healthy society. This paper has included sixty important topics to be covered in twelves weeks. This course could be opted as a core paper by students of Sociology and as an Elective/Open Elective paper by any other student at UG/PG levelsINTENDED AUDIENCE: Core paper & Elective paper for Undergraduate, Postgraduate & Research students studying Sociology; Social Policy; Gender Studies; Law; B Pharma; Nursing Elective & Open Elective for all students studying at undergraduate or postgraduate level in Social Sciences or in any other faculty Social workers; Policy makers; Health activists; Health/Hospital Management; Nursing; Community Medicine; common educated people who want to understand society & health inter-relationshipPREREQUISITES: No necessary pre-requisite; anybody enrolled in a Sociology course can opt for this as a Core/Elective course if allowed by their course structure; As Elective/Open Elective, it could be used by anybody in any faculty interested in this paper. This course begins with basic understanding required at UG level.INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Any industry/service related to healthcare & public health. Any industry showing interest in CSR in the field of public health, nutrition, sanitation, healthcare of women, children, elderly or at community health level.
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:Sociology of Health: Introduction and Basic Concepts
- Sociology of Health: An Introduction
- Sociology of Health: Emergence, Growth and Scope
- Basic Concepts in Sociology of Health: Health, Disease, Illness, Sickness, & Medicine
- Diseases: Classification, Prevalence, Causative Agents and Social Factors
- Health and Diseases: Indicators and Socio-Cultural Determinants
- Biomedical Perspective on Disease, Health and Medicine
- Functional Perspective on Health, Illness and Medicine
- Marxist (conflict) Perspective on Health, Disease and Medicine
- Symbolic Interactionist and Post-structural Perspectives on health, illness and medicine
- WHO, Holistic Approach and Cross-Cultural Perspective on Health
- Medical Pluralism and Biomedicine
- Traditional Medicine, Complimentary Medicine and WHO
- AYUSH: Indian Systems of Medicine
- Social Medicine, Community Medicine and Preventive Medicine
- Health Behaviour, Healthcare Approaches and Medical Pluralism
- Medicalization: An Introduction
- Demedicalization, Medicalization and Emerging Discourses
- Ivan Illich: Iatrogenesis and Medicalization
- Michel Foucault on Medicalization
- Gender and Medicalization
- Emergence of Public Health in the United Kingdom and the United States
- Public Health in India: Definition, Goals and Agencies
- Sanitation and Public Health in India
- Food, Nutrition and Safe Drinking Water in India
- Epidemiology and Social Epidemiology
- Understanding Development: Economic, Social, Human and Sustainable
- MDGs: Background, Goals and Health Targets
- MDGs in India: Health Goals, Targets and Achievements
- SDGs: Background, Approach and Health Goals
- SDGs: Other Important Goals Related to Health
- Health Committees and Healthcare in India
- Vertical Disease Control Programmes in India
- Vaccination and Universal Immunization Programmes in India
- Healthcare Structure and Government Healthcare System in India
- NRHM, NUHM and National Health Mission (NHM)
- First National Health Policy of India (1983) and Alma Ata Declaration
- National Health Policy 2002 of India: Background and Thrust Areas
- National Health Policy 2002 of India: Highlights and Analysis
- National Health Policy 2017 of India: Contexts, Aim, Goals & Objectives
- National Health Policy 2017 of India: Thrusts, Programmes & Other Issues
- Health of Women: Emerging Concerns
- Reproductive Health of Women
- Maternal Health and Pregnancy Care in India: Concerns and Achievements
- Maternal Health in India: Inter-State Disparity
- Maternal Health in India: Recent Government Programmes
- Health of Children in India: Global Initiatives and Major Problems
- Health of Children in India: Disparities and Government Initiatives
- Health of Elderly Population: Global and Indian Scenario
- Persons with Disability (PwD): Perspectives and Issues
- Occupational Health: Major Concerns
- Health Expenditure Patterns (THE, GHE and OOPE) in India
- Expenditure on Hospitalization (Public & Private) in India: Major Issues
- National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for India 2019-20: A Review
- Universal Health Coverage (UHC): Definition, Need & Targets
- Universal Health Coverage in India: Contexts and Achievements
- Health Inequality and Inequity: Emerging Challenges
- Addressing Health Inequality in India: Trends and Initiatives
- Sources of Health Information in India
- NGOs, People's Participation and Healthcare in India
- IHDI, GII and Other Emerging Issues in Health
Taught by
Prof. Mohammad Akram