This course offers an introduction to how sociological approaches to health, health care and medicine have offered critical perspectives on understanding illness and suffering from subjective and structural perspectives. There is an emphasis on understanding and comparing theoretical models of health, illness and healthcare so as to be able to make a critical assessment of research. These theoretical approaches are emphasized for qualitative and quantitative approaches alike and explore different forms of research (evaluation research, primary and secondary analysis, comparative research). In addition to a range of theoretical approaches, different applications are covered, to show theories such as embodiment are applicable across cultural and social settings. Critique of substantive research from theoretical perspectives and of theoretical formulations and of their application to empirical material will be encouraged by means of the assessment strategy.
System of Evaluation
Mid Term 30 Marks
Final 50 Marks
Sessional 20 Marks
Total 100 Marks
Course Material
- Total Lessons 16
- Department Sociology and Criminology
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Teacher
Zarqa Azhar
