LEARNING OBJECTIVES Comprehend basic knowledge and concepts of sociology Describe relationship among impact of group, culture and environment on the behavior and health of patients Describe social aspects of health & illness and emphasize importance of the relationship of the physical therapist with patient, along critical perspectives of contemporary issues in health.
COURSE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: Medical Sociology, and the field of medical sociology Contribution of sociology to medicine. HEALTH AND DISEASE Social definition of illness Health and disease as deviant behavior Social cultural causes of disease SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH & ILLNESS Functionalist Approach Conflict Approach Interactionist Approach ILLNESS BEHAVIOR AND PERCEPTIONS OF ILLNESS Illness Behavior Cultural Influences on Illness Behavior Sociological and Demographic Influences Lay Beliefs About Health and Illness Self medication Sick Role SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH The Social Gradient Stress Early Life Life Expectancy Social support networks Education and literacy Employment/Working conditions Social environments Addiction Food Transport PATIENT AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST Physical Therapist s view of disease and the patient Patient’s perspective of illness Patient Physical Therapist relationship Patient-nurses relation SOCIOLOGY OF MEDICAL CARE Hospitals Origin and development. Hospitals as social organization: problems of Quackery. Interpersonal relationship in medical settings. Mental illness in sociological perspective. Complementary & alternative Medicine (CAM)
