Upon completion of the course the student has the skills required to understand health and illness and health care as social phenomena.
White K. An introduction to sociology of health and illness. Sage 2008.
Thomas R. Society and health. Sociology for health professionals. Kluwer 2005. (Also an electronic publication)
Lee K, Buse K, Fustukian S. (eds.) Health policy in a globalising world. Cambridge University Press 2002. (Also as an electronic publication)
No contact teaching. Book exam on the HES general Exam days, contact person is Lauri Kokkinen lauri.kokkinen@uta.fi