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Faculty of Health Sciences
HSBH
Introductory Behavioural Health Sciences
Semester 1 2019
This manual contains information on tasks for the tutorials related to the sociology module. There may not be time to cover all content every week. If some content is not covered then please look at those areas not covered in your own time. This will help you to think through the content in preparation for your exam. Please bring along any questions about the content to your tutor the following week. Important online weekly assessment related to the tutorials: Online quizzes: you must complete the online quiz for each week before your tutorial every week (Weeks 3 onwards). These are available on the Canvas site and released the week before your tutorial. The quiz results are discussed in the tutorial and you will receive the answers then.
Tutorial 1 Readings for this weekās tutorial Introduction to sociology Germov. (2014), pp. 1- 18 (bottom page numbers)
Learning Objectives: After attending the lecture and tutorial, and reading the allocated reading you should be able to:
- Understand the different approaches taken by psychology and sociology to understanding health and illnesses.
- Understand these differences, but also their similarities in relation to biomedical approaches to health and illness; We aim to present the biomedical and sociological approaches as āsets of ideasā that inform our understanding of health and illness. The intention this week is to further explore the sets of ideas that contribute to what we know as āhealth knowledgeā by exploring the implications of biomedical discourse through a sociological critique. 'Critique' means a critical examination of the uses and limitations of knowledge. The term 'critique' is not synonymous with 'criticism'. Questions from the lecture or the readings? PART A: General Introduction
- Icebreaker activity ā to introduce yourself to the group
- Online quizzes ā these weekly quizzes (week 3 onwards) must be completed prior to your tutorial each week.
- Discussion about the purpose of tutorials: To clarify content through discussion with other students. We will focus on key terms, but the main focus is for you to develop a broad
Introductory Sociology Module:
Tutorial Manual
understanding of what sociology means. To do this we will undertake weekly exercises to get you thinking in a sociological way. This is important for your assessment, which asks you to apply sociological ideas to case studies, and for your eventual practice as a professional, when you will need to understand people in relation to the social context in which the live.
- Discussion about how to maximize the learning experience in tutorials: prepare, participate, donāt be afraid to ask silly questions.
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PART B: Small Group Activity: Quiz content review In small groups review your answers to the online quiz for this week.
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PART C: Small Group Activity: Where does sociology fit? Students often find it difficult to understand why you need to do sociology and understand society to understand how to work in your profession. Work in small groups to consider what an understanding of society adds. Report back to the larger group.
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PART C: Large group discussion. Does āclassā hold relevance to you in relation to your own lives or the lives of those you see around you? If yes, why? If not, what alternative models would provide a better explanation of health inequality?
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Tutorial 3 Readings for this weekās tutorial Academic honesty Complete the academic honesty module. IMPORTANT! Please make sure that you complete the Academic Honesty Module by the end of week 4. This is a barrier task so you will not pass this unit if you do not complete the Module.
Questions from the lecture or the readings?
PART A: Small Group Activity: Quiz content review In small groups review your answers to the online quiz for this week.
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PART B: Academic honesty presentation given by tutor. Any Questions about academic honesty? Is there anything that you were confused about in the academic honesty lecture given in Week 1?
Remember to complete the online module on academic honesty, which is compulsory for all first year students. We will discuss this further next week too, so please save up any questions you have when you complete the module for discussion next week.
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Tutorial 4 Readings for this weekās tutorial Ethnicity and Indigeneity (^) Germov (2014), pp. 41-61 and pp. 62-77 (bottom page numbers) Complete the cultural competency online module (available via the Canvas site)
The social and cultural context in which we are born and in which we are raised has a strong impact on our health. This week we reflect on why this might be so. We consider what it means to be culturally competent and why this is important in our interactions with the people we are treating. Questions from the lecture or the readings?
PART A: Small Group Activity: Quiz content review In small groups review your answers to the online quiz for this week.
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PART B: Small group discussion: Ethnicity
- How does ethnicity connect with health? Make a list of 5 ways this happens, use examples to illustrate your points.
PART C: Small group discussion: Indigeneity How might we use sociology to explain Aboriginal health issues in contemporary Australia? Think of a particular health problem which we can help understand through applying a sociological approach, use examples to illustrate your points.
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Tutorial 5 Readings for this weekās tutorial Gender and Mental health Courtenay, W. (2000) āConstructions of masculinity and their influence on men's well-being: a theory of gender and health.ā Social Science & Medicine 50: 1385-1401. This article will be discussed in class so it is essential that you read it and bring a copy with you. Pickett, K. and Wilkinson, R. (2010). Inequality: an underacknowledged source of mental illness and distress. The British Journal of Psychiatry (2010) 197, 426ā428. Auld, Sophia (2018). āWhy social prescribing is the latest drug-free trend.ā The New Daily, 23 March 2018.
We all have gender and we all have mental health. This tutorial focuses in on the impact of gender in relation to health. It also provides an understanding of mental health in relation to society, with a particular focus on young peopleās mental health. Questions from the lecture or the readings?
PART A: Small Group Activity: Quiz content review In small groups review your answers to the online quiz for this week. **Your notes:
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PART B: Small group activity Design a positive mental health activity designed to raise awareness amongst first year students about how to improve their mental health. **Your notes:
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PART C: Small and large group activity As a small group work out what the main argument of Courtenayās (2000) reading for this week means. How does gender link to health outcomes as argued in this paper? **Your notes:
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