HLTHSOC 201

Medicine Power and Politics

Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for HLTHSOC 201.

Description

Explores the interplay between cultural values, local and national politics, and global health programmes and initiatives. Examines how experiences of medical care and ideas of illness and health vary across different cultural groups and socio-cultural settings, with a focus on issues of scientific expertise, patient empowerment and government involvement in healthcare.

Availability 2022

Not taught in 2022

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Jesse Hession Grayman
Professor Susanna Trnka

Points

HLTHSOC 201: 15 points

Prerequisites

HLTHSOC 100 

Restrictions

ANTHRO 366