HLSC12O: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND HEALTH
Lecture One: Introduction
Introductions
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Unit Outline:
Learning outcomes
Assessment
Content
Group introduction and activity
Assessment tasks
Assessment Task
Word length Weight
(or equiv)
Teamwork: Student Seminar
20‐25 mins 20%
Written Exam
2,000 words 40%
Reflective Writing Assignment
1,750 words 40%
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Topics for Today
• A sociological approach and the sociological imagination
• Biomedical model
• Globalisation and health
After this session you will be able to.....
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The Sociological Imagination
Four aspects to sociological analysis:
1. Historical factors ‐ influence of past
2. Structural factors ‐ influence of social organisation
3. Cultural factors ‐ influence of culture
4. Critical factors ‐ asking why
(Evan Willis in Germov, 2014, p. 7‐8)
The Sociological Imagination
Historical
Structural
Sociological
Analysis
Cultural
Critical
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Personal troubles/public issues
• Personal trouble:
– Workplace injuries/death affect very small percentage of workforce. • Public issue:
– 500 workers per year are killed while at work; large numbers of workers experience injury or disease as a result of work.
A focus on the broader context shaping people’s lives
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Personal trouble/public issue
Personal trouble:
Your child exhibits ‘behaviour problems’, is diagnosed with
ADHD and takes Ritalin.
Public issue:
One-two children in each class diagnosed with ADHD and takes Ritalin.
Questions for reflection
Think of a contemporary health problem
– How might it be described in ways that reflect a
