Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

Information Of Programmes

SEMRA & VEFA KÜÇÜK SCHOOL OF HEALTH / HEM408 - NURSING

Code: HEM408 Course Title: HEALTH SOCIOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department NURSING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HAMZA KURTKAPAN (hamzakurtkapan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) HASAN YAVUZER,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Give students knowledge and experience about health sociology, make a contribution to students for a better understanding and a more effective communication of society and addressees. Facilitate putting into practise of student’s knowledge and experience which they learn during schooling and training period.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can have information about health sociology. PO-
Examination
LO-2 Can learn a better understanding of society and addressees and making a better contact with them. PO-
Examination
LO-3 Can have an opportunity of putting the knowledge which they learn during schooling and traing period into practice more successfully. PO-
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course contains general information about health sociology. It deals with the connection between health and various societal institutions such as family, education, economy, religion and politics. It also deals with the connection between health/disease and sociocultural structure. It analyzes the relations between patient and physician, patient and nurse, patient and health institutions. It investigates woman health and women who constitute half of the society
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General Information about Sociology and Health Sociology Some Basic Concepts in Sociology and Health Sociology Birth and Development of Sociology and Health Sociology Verbal expression-question-answer
2 Health Sociology in Europe and the USA. Health Sociology in Turkey and its Development Medical Sociology Studies in Turkey Verbal expression-question-answer
3 Subject of Health Sociology Methods Used in Sociology and Health Sociology Verbal expression-question-answer
4 Definitions of Terms of Health and Disease Disease, Being a Patient and Patient Role Patient Rights and Responsibilities Society and Changing Models of Disease Factors Harming to Health Regular Nutrition and Diet Verbal expression-question-answer
5 Social Factors Relating To Health and Disease a- Gender, b- Marital Status, c- Education, d-Economic Status and Work, Verbal expression-question-answer
6 e- Living in Rural or Urban Area and Environment, f-Cultural Norms and Values, g-Religion Verbal expression-question-answer
7 Patient – Physician Relations Patient – Health Institution Relations Verbal expression-question-answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Patient – Nurse Relations Patient’s Relative and Health Staff Relations Verbal expression-question-answer
10 Preventive and Curative Health Services Traditional Medicine, Popular Medicine and Modern Medicine Verbal expression-question-answer
11 Health Systems and Organized Health Services Heath Care Systems Of Turkey Health Care Systems in Certain Countries (Sweden, Canada, Russia, China, the USA, Germany) Verbal expression-question-answer
12 Health Systems in Turkey and Organized Health Services a- Public Health Services, b- Private Health Services, Verbal expression-question-answer
13 New Tendencies in Health System in The World. Health Politics and Health Expenditures of Turkey Verbal expression-question-answer
14 Health and Societal Status of Woman Woman Health Verbal expression-question-answer
15 Fertility and Family Planning, Children and Pregnants’ Benefication from Preventive Medicine Woman As Having Educational, Economic, Health and Cultural Status Verbal expression-question-answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Zafer CİRHİNLİOĞLU, Sağlık Sosyolojisi; Nobel Yayıncılık
2 Nurşen Özçelik ADAK; Sağlık Sosyolojisi Kadın ve Kentleşme, Birey Yayıncılık
3 M. Aytül KASAPOĞLU; Sağlık Sosyolojisi-Türkiye’den Araştırmalar, Sosyoloji Derneği Yayınları
4 Ahmet SALTIK; Sağlık Sosyolojisinin Gelişimi
5 Archive for the ‘Sağlık Sosyolojisi’ Category: Türkiye’de Sağlık
Required Course instruments and materials
The sourse books, Articles

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 3 15
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 3 15
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90