Medical Sociology I: Sociology and Medical Communication 3500-FAK-SOCMED-ENG
Medical communication has recently emerged as a central focus of interest for the students of social aspects of medical practice. Concepts such as “patient-centredness” and “narrative medicine” have made their way into practice, while digital revolution – with apps, smartbands, social media, video calls, online surveys, and AI, to name just a few – has opened both new possibilities and new challenges for doctors, nurses, patients and other actors involved. During the course, we will look at the sociological foundations of medical communication and the forces shaping and transforming contexts of medicine as a social practice.
1. Medical communication in clinical and non-clinical contexts
2. Doctor-patient relationship: functionalist, interactionist and critical outlooks
3. Communication in “patient-centred” medicine
4. Communication in e-health and remote care
5. Digital technologies and “new power” in medicine
6. Workplace communication in healthcare (medical teams, whistleblowers)
7. Social and cultural diversity as communication challenges
8. Narrative medicine
9. Sociological imagination in medical practice
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Tryb prowadzenia
Założenia (opisowo)
Efekty kształcenia
K_W01 Knows and understands basic concepts of various sub-domains of sociology (e.g. sociology of family, health, work, religion, economy, education, etc)
K_W03 Is aware of ongoing theoretical and methodological disputes conducted in modern sociology; is reflective and critical of various positions
K_W05 Has in-depth knowledge about regional, domestic and international institutions and the problem of European integration
K_W16 Has in-depth knowledge about major international and domestic sociological research pertaining to selected areas of social reality or sub-domains of sociology
K_W27 Has in-depth knowledge of the 19th, 20th and 21st ideas and social processes which have shaped the face of the modern world
K_U04 Can critically select information and materials for academic work, using various sources in Polish and a foreign language as well as modern technologies
K_U16 Knows how to interpret the role of culture in the life of the individual and society
K_U17 Can relate an academic text to the problems of social life and its empirical studies
K_U18 Can identify the kinds of research in which the scientific texts read can be applicable
K_U19 Can prepare a presentation of a selected problem or study in Polish and in a foreign language
K_K01 Can initiate, plan, organize and manage work of a task team
K_K02 Can propose a solution to a problem that requires an interdisciplinary research approach
K_K05 Can gather, find, synthesize and critically assess information about social sciences
K_K07 Can justify the choice of sources
K_K10 Independently sets directions of personal development and further learning
K_K14 Takes responsibility for planned and performed tasks
Kryteria oceniania
Assignments for each meeting and active participation in discussions in the classroom. Students are allowed to miss up to three meetings during the course. Weekly tasks are assessed taking into account clarity of the argument, use of knowledge from mandatory readings and keeping deadlines. In case of a belated completion of the course, the same requirements apply.
Literatura
D. Armstrong, An Outline of sociology as applied to medicine; A. Ash, Whistleblowing and ethics in health and social care; M. Balint, The Doctor, His Patient and the Illness; H. Bradby, Medical Sociology: An Introduction; H. Bradby, Medicine, health and society; W.C. Cockerham (ed.), The New Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology; J. Heimans and H. Timms, New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World; B.P. Hinote and J.A. Wasserman, Social and Behavioral Science for Health Professionals; Bruno Latour, The Pasteurization of France; P.J. McGann and D.J. Hutson, Sociology of diagnosis; L. Panitch and C. Leys (eds.), Morbid Symptoms; G. Scambler, Health and social change: a critical theory; G. Scambler and P. Higgs (eds.), Modernity, medicine and health.
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