Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sociology of Health and Illness
Course Code: HF309
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To introduce some main approaches to health and illness To show and discuss that the concept of health and illness; and even the treatment to the illness cannot be understood only in terms of the biological approaches To form sociological perspective to the concepts of health and illness To analyse and discuss health and illness in terms of class and inequalities

Course Content

History of Sociology of Health; Research Areas; Some Main Concepts (e.g. Health, Illness); Some Main Arguments and Approaches to Health and Illness; Social Factors behind Illness; Relationships between Health, Illness and Social, Economic, Cultural and Political Structures; Social Class, Inequalities and Health; Different Health Systems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Mehmet ATİK
Learning Outcomes
1.1 Be able to learn and discuss the differences between biological and sociological approaches to health and illness
2.2 Be able to understand the relationships between health, illness and culture
3.3 Be able to discuss health and illness in terms of social inequalities
4.4 Having information about different health systems
5.Be able to analyse the effects of globalisation on state health policies.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Belek, İlker (1998) Sağlık, Sınıf, Eşitsizlik. Sorun yayınları, 1. baskı
2.Belek, İlker (2001) “Sağlıkta Eşitsizlik/Kavramlar, Nedenler, Çözüm Politikaları”. Toplumbilim Dergisi Sayı 13, ss.59-70
3.Cirhinlioğlu, Zafer (2001) Sağlık Sosyolojisi. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. Ankara
4.Erbaydar, Tuğrul (2001) “Sağlık; Kimin için?” Toplumbilim Dergisi Sayı 13, ss.49-58
5.Ersoy, Tolga (1996) Tıp, Tarih, Metafor. Öteki Yayınevi, Ankara.
6.Fişek, Nusret (1983) Halk Sağlığına Giriş. Ankara: Hacettepe Üniv. Yayınları
7.Freud, S. (1971) Totem ve Tabu, (çev: N. Berkes), Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul
8.İllich, Ivan (1995) Sağlığın Gaspı. Ayrıntı Yayınları.
9.İnandı, Tacettin (1999) Sağlık Hakkı ve eşitsizlikler. Toplum ve Hekim Dergisi, cilt 14, sayı 5, ss.357-361
10.Kasapoğlu, Aytül (1999) Sağlık Sosyolojisi: Türkiye’den Araştırmalar. Sosyoloji Derneği Yayınları VI. Ankara.
11.Koçoğlu, F. (1998) Dünya’da ve Türkiye’de Sağlık. Cumhuriyet Üniv. Yayınları, Sivas.
12.Özçelik, Nurşen, A. (2002) Sağlık sosyolojisi; Kadın ve Kentleşme. Birey Yayıncılık
13.Öztek, Zafer (2001) Türkiye’de Sağlık Hizmetleri. Yeni Türkiye, sayı 39.
14.Tezcan, S. G. (2001) “Türkiyenin sağlık düzeyi ve bazı sağlık sorunları”, Yeni türkiye. 39.
15.Turner, B. (2001) Kapitalizm, Sınıf ve Hastalık. (çev.Aylin Dikmen) Toplumbilim, sayı 13, ss.109-118
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
A General Introduction to the Course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Some Main Concepts (e.g. Health, Illness, Sociology of Health)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Biomedical and social approaches to health and illness
Week 4 - Theoretical
Sociological Approaches to Health I
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sociological Approaches to Health II
Week 6 - Theoretical
Health and Social Inequalities I
Week 7 - Theoretical
Health and Social Inequalities II
Week 8 - Theoretical
Medicalization of Daily Life I (MIDTERM EXAM)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Medicalization of Daily Life II
Week 10 - Theoretical
Bio-ethic and Social Debates I
Week 11 - Theoretical
Bio-ethic and Social Debates II
Week 12 - Theoretical
Body in Society: Sociological Approaches to Body
Week 13 - Theoretical
Risk Society and the new Illness Regime
Week 14 - Theoretical
Risk Society and the new Illness Regime
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1606
Final Examination110010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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3
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3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026