Code |
10898
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Year |
2
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Semester |
A1
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ECTS Credits |
6
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Workload |
OT(50H)/TP(10H)
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Scientific area |
Human Sciences
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Entry requirements |
-
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Mode of delivery |
Face to face
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Work placements |
Not applicable
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Learning outcomes |
To provide the students with the knowledge of some of the main concepts and theories of sociology and anthropology relevant for health science and medical practice, as well as a general vision of the relations between health, medicine and society.At the end of this course unit the student should be able to describe the study objects of anthropology and sociology, and their major research methods and techniques. He or she will have the capacity to apply the relevant concepts and theories of anthropology and sociology in clinical situations and in a framework of preventive medicine. He or she will show an awareness of, and respect for, the existence of different convictions and practices, depending on the various cultural settings. The student should be able to understand the interaction between social and biological factors and to point out the possible influence of level of education, type of work, gender, age and habitat on the health condition of a person or group.
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Syllabus |
1. Social sciences and health sciences. 2. Culture and the body. 3. Sociology and health. 4.The social institutions and health.
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Main Bibliography |
Cabral, Manuel Villaverde (coord.), Pedro Alcântara da Silva e Hugo Mendes (2002) Saúde e doença em Portugal. Inquérito aos comportamentos da população portuguesa perante o sistema nacional de saúde. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais. Moon, Graham e R. Gillespie (orgs.) 2002 [1995] Society and health. London: Routledge Nunes, Berta (1997) O saber médico do povo. Lisboa: Fim do Século. Womack, Mari (2010) The anthropology of health and healing. Plymouth: AltaMira Press.
Carapinheiro, Graça (1986) “A saúde no contexto da sociologia”, in Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas, 1: 9-22. Carapinheiro, Graça (1993) Saberes e poderes no Hospital. Uma sociologia dos Serviços Hospitalares. Porto: Afrontamento. Crespo, Jorge (1990) A história do corpo. Lisboa: Difel. Ferreira, Pedro Moura (2003) “Comportamentos de risco dos jovens”, in: José Machado Pais e Manuel Villaverde Cabral (orgs.) pp. 41-166. Oeiras: Celta.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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