Information Package / Course Catalogue
Capitalism, Health and Power
Course Code: SOSY667
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To develop a sociological perspective on the contemporary changes in health.

Course Content

This course examines the complex relationship among capitalism, health and political power. The course discuss the relationship between health and social inequalities, health reforms and marketization of health services and health care in various countries.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn and develop insights about the relationship between social, economic process and health.
2.To understand and define changes and problems in health.
3.To develop comparative perspecitve on health
4.To analyze role of medicine in shaping modern power
5.To develop interdisciplinary perspectIve on medicine, health and society.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Health, Medicine and Sociology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Historical Changes of the concepts of Health and Illness
Week 4 - Theoretical
The State and Health
Week 5 - Theoretical
Social Inequalities and Social Determinants of Health
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Market and Health: Marketing Health
Week 7 - Theoretical
Lay Experts and Mediatic Physicians: Formation of Popular Health Culture
Week 8 - Theoretical
Hospital as Social Interaction Field: Patients and Physicians
Week 9 - Theoretical
Comparative Health Systems: Globalization and Health
Week 10 - Theoretical
Health System in Europe
Week 11 - Theoretical
Health System in the USA
Week 12 - Theoretical
Health System in Turkey
Week 13 - Theoretical
Health Policies in Turkey
Week 14 - Theoretical
Seminar Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Seminar120121
Term Project120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
OÇ-3
5
5
4
3
5
4
5
4
3
4
4
OÇ-4
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
5
5
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026