There are several approaches to understand health like the Biomedical, Psychological, Ecological and the Sociological approach. The Sociological approach to health asserts that health is a result of social and cultural practices of a society. This MOOC on Sociology of Health and Illness intends to map the complex relationship between structural factors and personal choice in relation to health inequalities. The course focuses on understanding the role of society towards health, health care practices, health care institutions and organisations; the actions and interactions of medical health professionals and its impact on the experiences of the patients.
Overview
Syllabus
Weeks
Modules
Week 1
Module 1: A Brief Introduction to Sociology of Health and Illness
Unit 1: Concept of Health, Origin and Development of Sociology of Health and Illness
Unit 2: Meaning of illness/disease, socio-cultural interpretation of disease, illness and identity
Unit 3: Disease poverty and colonialism in India
Week 2
Module 2: Basic Concepts
Unit 4: Medicalisation and demedicalisation and Illness Narrative,
Unit 5- Medical Pluralism
Unit 6- Social Epidemiology
Week 3
Module 3: Theoretical Perspectives to understand health
Unit 7: Functionalist Perspective
Unit 8: Marxist Perspective
Unit 9: Postmodern perspective
Week 4
Module 4: Social Inequality and Health
Unit 10: Equity and inequity in health
Unit 11: Globalisation of health and disease
Unit 12: Medical tourism in globalized world
Week 5
Module 5: Gender and Health
Unit 13: Meaning of Gender; Gender and Health,
Unit 14: Nutrition, Gender and tribe
Unit 15: Social Control of Body
Unit 16: Transgender and Health
Week 6
Module 6: Public Health
Unit 17: Meaning and emergence of the concept of Public health
Unit 18: Meaning of Community Health
Unit 19: Community Health Problems in India and strategies to deal it.
Week 7
Module 7: State and Health
Unit 20: Health as a fundamental right
Unit 21: The concept of Biopolitics
Unit 22: Health Policies of India after Independence
Week 8
Module 8: Understanding Social work Practise
Unit 23: Introduction to Social Work
Unit 24: Basic Concepts related to Social Work
Unit 25: Historical Development of Social Work
Unit 26: Code of Ethics
Week 9
Module 9: Health Care Institution
Unit 27- Meaning of Social Organisation
Unit 28- Hospital as social organization and medicine as a profession
Unit 29- Understanding medical social work
Week 10
Module 10: Social work Practice with communities
Unit 30: Understanding Community
Unit 31: Methods of community organisation
Unit 32: Role of community Practitioner
Unit 33: Community Organisation in tribal social system and vulnerable communities
Week 11
Module 11: Understanding Mental Health
Unit- 34: Concept of Mental Health
Unit- 35: Social Work in Mental Health
Unit- 36: Various settings of medical and Psychiatric work
Unit -37: Role of Medical Social workers, various settings in medical social work
Week 12
Module 12: Understanding Disabilities and the Role of Social worker
Unit 38: Meaning of Disability
Unit 39: Various approaches to understand disability
Unit 40: Families with persons with disability
Unit 41: Rehabilitation of Persons with disability
Unit 42: Role of Social workers while working with PWD
Taught by
Dr. Gargi Gayan
