Sociology lecture 1 (1)
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1. Dr. Stephen Hansell teaches Sociology of Medicine and Health at Rutgers University. His background includes a Ph.D. from University of Chicago and research on managed care and psychiatric treatment of children. 2. The course will include 3 required exams, lecture material from the required textbook, and discussion of concepts like social factors that influence health and disease. 3. Medical sociology examines questions like who gets sick and why, what types of healthcare different groups receive, and explores common medical myths. Illness is not distributed evenly and is influenced by social and economic factors.
Sociology lecture 1 (1)
- 1. Stephen Hansell, Ph.D. Department of Sociology Institute for Health Research http://sakai.rutgers.edu shansell@rci.rutgers.edu 609-203-2830
- 3. Class 1 - Introduction
- 4. I. My Background A. Background 1. Ph.D. at University of Chicago 2. Postdoctoral Fellowship 3. Educational Sociology 4. Medical Sociology B. Current research 1. Managed care and psychiatric treatment of children and adolescents
- 5. II. How to reach me A. Talk to me after class B. E-mail: shansell@rci.rutgers.edu D. Office: Davison 101A, Douglass campus E. Office Hours: Monday & Thursday, 1-3 E. Cell Phone: 609-203-2830 F. office phone : 732 932 6467
- 6. III. Three required exams A. Multiple choice B. Not cumulative C. Questions from book and lecture (20 from each) D. Essay makeups E. No extra credit F. Course grades based on a curve 1. 30% A's 2. 30% B's 3. 30% C's
- 7. NOT AN EASY A
- 8. IV. Required book A. Medical Sociology, 11th ed., by William C. Cockerham, Prentice Hall, 2010 Available at New Jersey Books, Easton Ave., New Brunswick You must buy this book to pass the course.
- 9. V. GENERAL A. You are responsible for all material in the book, and all material presented in class B. You must attend every class to do well C. Please turn-off cell phones, pagers, music, and wireless devices during class D. Please stay for the whole class (e.g. don’t walk out in the middle of class) E. Cheating will not be tolerated
- 10. VI. SCHEDULE SCHEDULE Dates Topic 9/2 Introduction 9/8,9/9 Concepts of health and illness 9/13,9/16 Epidemiology 9/20,9/23 Epidemiology 9/27,9/30 Personality and disease Exam1 - Monday 10/4 9:50-11:10am Scott 135
- 11. 9/7,9/11 Social factors and disease 9/14,9/18 Social factors and disease 9/21 Healing options 9/25,9/28 Health care providers 11/1,11/4 Health care providers Exam2 – Monday 11/8 9:50-11:10am Scott 135
- 12. 11/11,11/15 Organization of health care 11/18,11/29 Economics of health care 12/2,12/6 Medical care systems 12/9,12/13 Medical care systems Exam3 – Thursday 12/23 8-9:20am, Scott 135
- 13. VIII. What is medical sociology? A. Who gets sick and why? 1. Illness and death are not evenly distributed in the population a) People with higher education live longer - Knowledge hypothesis (people with higher education live longer than people with lower education) - Motivation hypothesis (college graduates have a higher standard of living and have more motivation to stay healthy and so they exercise and stuff more) - Health behavior hypothesis - Genetic hypothesis (if ur parents went to college there is more chance the kids will go to college too and will be healthier)
- 14. b) Freshmen living in dormitories have 3 times greater risk of getting meningitis than other college students a) Crowding hypothesis (freshmen live in over crowded housing arrangements) b) Lack of immunity hypothesis ( - More information: health.rutgers.edu/vaccine being a social being is about exchanging spit and it transmits most diseases meningitis = very rare. 0.7 per 100,000 – freshmen 5/ 100,000
- 15. B. What kinds of health care do people get? 1. US medical science is the best in the world 2. But not all US citizens have access to health care a) Poor people, children, mentally ill, others without insurance such as new college grads – (young people can continue being covered under the parents plan until 26 yrs old) –
- 16. C. Explode medical care myths 1. US citizens are not the healthiest people in the world (us is 25th in the list of lifespan, we are 28th in the rate of infant mortality. All the european countries have lower mortality except italy. CHallenge= we are the most diverse countries in the world) 2. Medical hoaxes 3. deodrents do not cause cancer 4. tampons are not infected with asbestos 5. banana peals are not contaminated with bacteria 6. there are no deadly toilet spiders
- 17. Stephen Hansell, Ph.D. Department of Sociology Institute for Health Research http://sakai.rutgers.edu shansell@rci.rutgers.edu 609-203-2830