SOCSCIPH 300
Current Debates in Health and Health Policy
Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for SOCSCIPH 300.
Description
The recent histories of central intellectual debates in health and health policy, and their relevance for and in the New Zealand context, are explored using an interdisciplinary social science approach, including: the "medicalisation" of social issues, the "socialisation" of medical issues, cross-national health policy analysis, defining and measuring health outcomes (accountability and responsibility in health service delivery) and health in a diverse society.
Availability 2018
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Tara Coleman
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
SOCSCIPH 300: 15 points
Prerequisites
SOCSCIPH 200
Restrictions
HLTHSOC 300