Course - Social Inequalities in Health - SOS3608
SOS3608 - Social Inequalities in Health
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letters
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppgave | 100/100 |
Course content
There have been major changes in the health of Norwegians, Europeans and in the world within a fairly short historical perspective.
Life expectancy in many parts of the world has increased drastically, which can be attributed to increasingly better living conditions and healthcare.
However, some groups of the population has not taken part of this improvement to the same degree. The improvement has been greater for people with higher education and high incomes as compared to people with less education or income.
Thus, there are large disparities in depression, physical chronic conditions, subjective health, life expectancy and all other measurements of health when we compare people´s level of education, income or occupational status. It is possible, in principle, for groups that have lessresources to achieve the same health as those with the most resources. Consequently, there is an enormous potential for improving public health if we were able to reduce inequalities in health between the rich and the poor.
This course provides a description of how health in Norway and other European countries are distributed by various measures of social status and for various measures of health. It will show how health inequalities are measured, how they evolve over time, and we compare and explain the magnitude and variation of health inequalities between countries. Explanations will be discussed at both the individual and contextual level, and it will be clear that there are complex processes behind. The lectures are based on the research from CHAIN, which is a research group at the Department of Sociology and Political Science: https://www.facebook.com/chainntnu/
Learning outcome
Knowledge - the student will:
- be familiar with the key discussions and recent research in the Norwegian and international health sociology.
Skills - the student will:
- be able to apply relevant theories independently.
Learning methods and activities
The program is based on a combination of lectures, field trips and seminars.
Joint lectures with SOS2021. If few students attend the course in the first two weeeks of teaching, the course will be given as an individual study course with supervision. Whether or not the course is offered also depends on the departments available resources. Please contact the department for further information.
Compulsory assignments
- Presentations
Further on evaluation
Form of assessment: Individual paper
Required previous knowledge
60 credits including SOS1002 or an equivalent course in research methods. The requirement must be fulfilled to be admitted to the course.
Course materials
To be decided at the start of the course
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOS8529 | 5.0 | ||
| SOS2021 | 7.5 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2019
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Sociology
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Sociology and Political Science
Examination
Examination arrangement: Assignment
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
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Autumn
ORD
Oppgave
100/100
Release
2019-11-15Submission
2019-11-18
09:00
INSPERA
15:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates - Spring ORD Oppgave 100/100 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"