Lecture: 4 hours/week
Class time will be used for lectures, discussions, debates, problem-solving activities, and/or in-class assignments. Work outside of class time may include applied research activities.
- The Sociological Imagination
- Historical, social, and political contexts of health
- Models of health
- Biomedical model
- Health promotion model
- Social model
- Approaches within the social model of health
- Life course
- Materialist
- Political
- Social capital and inclusion
- Sociological theories and their applicability to the study of health
- Canada’s Health Care System
- History
- Structure and delivery of services
- Access and experience
- Social determinants of health
- Social structures influencing access to, and experiences of, health and illness
- Social identities (e.g., age, (dis)ability, social class, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, indigeneity)
- Social institutions (e.g., education, media, government, economy, family)
- Social construction of health and illness within sport, leisure, and exercise
- Self-surveillance
- The sport-health ideological nexus
- The sport paradox
- Healthism
- Health ideologies and discourses
- Health as a cultural expression
- Research methods in health research
- Qualitative
- Quantitative
- Mixed methods
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- identify and apply sociological theories and models of health to health-related situations;
- critically assess, discuss, and explain the complex ways in which social, political, economic, and cultural conditions impact the health of individuals and communities;
- identify and critically discuss the relationship between social determinants and health inequities;
- identify dimensions of health (e.g., physical, social, emotional, mental, spiritual) and explain how they are interrelated to, and impacted by, social conditions;
- critically discuss the Canadian health care system and its impact on individual and community health;
- critically discuss and assess how the cultural beliefs and social practices of sport, exercise, and physical activity shape experiences and interpretations of health and “healthy” bodies;
- apply research literacy skills of interpretation, synthesis, and peer review to health-related research studies;
- use various research methods to learn more about health topics.
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the following:
| Individual Assignments | 15-25% |
| Group Assignments | 15-20% |
| Participation | 0-10% |
| Test(s) | 15-70% |
| Final Exam | 0-30% |
| Total | 100% |
This is a letter-graded course.
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Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Example textbooks and materials may include:
- SPSC 2205 (Health and Society) Course Pack
SPSC 1105 or any SOCI course.
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