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Health and Society

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Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 24 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 24 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OAF-EGT-T
  • 2 kredit
  • General Medicine
  • Optional modul
  • spring
Prerequisites:

-

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 25

Available as Campus course for . Campus-karok: ÁOK

Topic

The majority of common life phenomena and processes are closely connected to health. The core objective of our course is to offer students a unique overview of health from a variety of social contexts and perspectives. We will examine how social, cultural, religious, economic and other forces, impact health both negatively and positively. Our course readings and discussions will help us uncover hidden aspects of health-related actions and highlight some health aspects of everyday life. This course is built around lectures (including guest lectures), class discussion, film screenings, and in-class debates.

Lectures

  • 1. Health and illness – a theoretical approach - Girán János
  • 2. Social determinants of health - Girán János
  • 3. Social disparities and health I. - Girán János
  • 4. Social disparities and health II. - Girán János
  • 5. Community networking and health I. - Girán János
  • 6. Community networking and health I. - Girán János
  • 7. Personal health behaviour and social norms I. - Girán János
  • 8. Personal health behaviour and social norms II. - Girán János
  • 9. Advertisments, Communication and health I. - Girán János
  • 10. Advertisements, Communication and health II. - Girán János
  • 11. Economy and health I. - Girán János
  • 12. Economy and health II. - Girán János
  • 13. Education and health I. - Girán János
  • 14. Education and health I. - Girán János
  • 15. Political ideologies and health I. - Girán János
  • 16. Political ideologies and health II. - Girán János
  • 17. Injuries and health - Girán János
  • 18. Violence and health - Girán János
  • 19. Environment and health - Girán János
  • 20. Climate change and health - Girán János
  • 21. Globalisation and urbanisation and health - Girán János
  • 22. Urban environment and health - Girán János
  • 23. Summary - Girán János
  • 24. Summary - Girán János

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Notes

Recommended literature

Berkman LF, Kawachi I. A historical framework for social epidemiology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000

Krieger, N. A glossary for social epidemiology J Epidemiol Community Health 2001; 55:693–700.

Sandro Galea, Bruce G. Link, Six Paths for the Future of Social Epidemiology, American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 178, Issue 6, 15 September 2013, p. 843–849,

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Active contribution to group works and other assignment

Mid-term exams

Students are required to write one of three essay assignments offered during the term. The paper should be approximately 5 pages in length (Arial; 12 pt; 1.5 spaced). Submit papers in hard copy as well as electronically, via email.

Making up for missed classes

No make up classes

Exam topics/questions

Written test

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

Rólunk