Prerequisites for Module
Refer Regulation A2: Admission for admission requirements and/or course specific entry requirements.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To examine the social context of health and increase critical awareness of the impact of health inequalities on improving individual and population health.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Critically examine the prevalence, characteristics and impact of inequalities locally, nationally and globally within the context of public health.
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Critically explore the social context of health.
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Discuss a range of public health interventions aimed at reducing inequalities.
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Indicative Module Content
Inequalities, health inequalities; sociology of health; social context of health; chronic illness; social integration; impact of poverty; policy drivers and influencers; politics; biomedical model; social inequalities; health status; health literacy; empowerment; public health; health promotion; values; wellbeing; health equity; gender inequality; commissioning; national and global issues; social determinants of health; austerity.
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Distance Learning | On line tutorials, workshops and discussion forums
| 0 | 22 | Tutorials and workshops
| 22 | 0 |
Directed Study
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| 48 | 48 |
Private Study
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| 80 | 80 |
| Mode of Delivery
Online Distance Learning or Full Time On Campus.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3
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Component 1 is a written piece of coursework.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | EYAL. N., HURST. S., MARCHAND., S.H. NORHEIM. O.F. and WIKLER. D., 2014. Inequalities in Health: Concepts, Measures and Ethics. New York: Oxford University Press.
| | 2. | DORLING. D. 2019. Inequality and the 1%. London: Verso.
| | 3. | McGILLVRAY. M. et al., 2012. Health Inequality and Development. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
| | 4. | NETTLETON. S., 2020. The Sociology of Health and Illness. 4th ed. Cambridge: Polity Press.
| | 5. | BARBIER. E. 2015. Nature and Wealth - Overcoming Environmental Scarcity and Inequality. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan,
| | 6. | LAVERACK. G., 2013. Health Activism: Foundations and Strategies. London: Sage.
| | 7. | CAREY, T.A., TAI, S.J. and GRIFFITHS, R., 2021 Deconstructing Health Inequality. A perceptual control theory perspective. Springer.
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