Socio-materiality of health and illness. STS and medicine
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 0900-OG-EN-SMHI |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
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(0223) Filozofia i etyka
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Socio-materiality of health and illness. STS and medicine |
Jednostka: | Wydział Humanistyczny (1945-2019) |
Grupy: |
Blok Programu ERASMUS+ WH Zajęcia ogólnouniwersyteckie w j. obcym na WFiNS |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Skrócony opis: |
In contemporary societies health is one of our main concerns. Everyone of us wants to stay healthy, had experienced illness or had a contact with medical institutions. Since the 2nd half of the 20th century sociologists have studied different aspects of medicine. The aim of the course is to introduce key sociological concepts related to medicine, health and illness. We will discuss such topics as the nature of medical institutions, how social and cultural norms determine the way we perceive health and illness, how technological development shape medical practice, why we are so obsessed with our health and why some people are very sceptical about medical authority. |
Pełny opis: |
In contemporary societies health is one of our main concerns. Everyone of us wants to stay healthy, had experienced illness or had a contact with medical institutions. Since the 2nd half of the 20th century sociologists have studied different aspects of medicine. The aim of the course is to introduce key sociological concepts related to medicine, health and illness. We will discuss such topics as the nature of medical institutions, how social and cultural norms determine the way we perceive health and illness, how technological development shape medical practice, why we are so obsessed with our health and why some people are very sceptical about medical authority. 1. 7th March – Introduction 2. 14th March – Medical institutions a. E. Goffman, The Characteristics of Total Institutions (fragments). 3. 21st March – Medical metaphors a. S. Sonntag, Illness as Metaphor (fragments). 4. 28th March – Medicalization thesis and social construction of illness a. K.K. Barker, The Social Construction of Illness: Medicalization and Contested Illness, in: C.E. Bird, P. Conrad, A.M. Fremont, S. Timmermans (eds.), Handbook of Medical Sociology, 6th Edition, Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, p. 3-17. 5. 4th April – Disease mongering a. R. Moyniham, D. Henry, The fight against disease mongering: generating knowledge for action, „PLOS Medicine”, vol. 4, issue 4, 2006. b. S. Woloshin, L.M. Schwartz, Giving legs to restless legs: a case study of how the media helps make people sick, PLOS Medicine”, vol. 4, issue 4, 2006. 6. 11th April – Internet a. P. Conrad, C. Stults, The Internet and the Experience of Illness, in: C.E. Bird, P. Conrad, A.M. Fremont, S. Timmermans (eds.), Handbook of Medical Sociology, 6th Edition, Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, p. 179-191. 7. 18th April – Healthism and Quantified Self a. D. Lupton, Self-tracking cultures: towards a sociology of personal informatics: http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/items/89265416-5c81-4d4c-bed3-948c2d9a0734/1/ 8. 25th April – Geneticization of Society a. S. Shostak, J. Freese, Gene-Environment Interaction and Medical Sociology, in: C.E. Bird, P. Conrad, A.M. Fremont, S. Timmermans (eds.), Handbook of Medical Sociology, 6th Edition, Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, p. 3-17. 9. 16th May – Anti-vaccination movements a. S. Blume, Anti-vaccination Movements and Their Interpretations, “Social Science & Medicine”, vol. 62, issue 3, 2006, p. 628-642. 10. 23rd May – Test |
Literatura: |
E. Goffman, The Characteristics of Total Institutions (fragments). S. Sonntag, Illness as Metaphor (fragments). K.K. Barker, The Social Construction of Illness: Medicalization and Contested Illness, in: C.E. Bird, P. Conrad, A.M. Fremont, S. Timmermans (eds.), Handbook of Medical Sociology, 6th Edition, Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, p. 3-17. R. Moyniham, D. Henry, The fight against disease mongering: generating knowledge for action, „PLOS Medicine”, vol. 4, issue 4, 2006. S. Woloshin, L.M. Schwartz, Giving legs to restless legs: a case study of how the media helps make people sick, PLOS Medicine”, vol. 4, issue 4, 2006. P. Conrad, C. Stults, The Internet and the Experience of Illness, in: C.E. Bird, P. Conrad, A.M. Fremont, S. Timmermans (eds.), Handbook of Medical Sociology, 6th Edition, Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, p. 179-191. D. Lupton, Self-tracking cultures: towards a sociology of personal informatics: http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/items/89265416-5c81-4d4c-bed3-948c2d9a0734/1/ S. Shostak, J. Freese, Gene-Environment Interaction and Medical Sociology, in: C.E. Bird, P. Conrad, A.M. Fremont, S. Timmermans (eds.), Handbook of Medical Sociology, 6th Edition, Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, p. 3-17. S. Blume, Anti-vaccination Movements and Their Interpretations, “Social Science & Medicine”, vol. 62, issue 3, 2006, p. 628-642. |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.