Health and Illness

Overview

Framework:
Access to HE 2024
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
Not available
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Graded

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1. — Understand the key features of a sociological approach to health and illness.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    Differentiate sociological approaches from the bio-medical model of health and illness.

  • 1.2

    Explain and evaluate the main features of at least two sociological theories applied to health and illness.

2. — Understand the measures of health inequalities.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1

    Critically discuss statistics relating to health inequalities.

3. — Be able to produce a sociological analysis of health inequalities.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1

    Examine the relationship between health and social class and at least one additional social background factor.

  • 3.2

    Evaluate explanations of inequalities in health.