Case study
Budget: $10 – $30 AUD
Aim: To explore and critique the relevance and appli, cability of the main theoretical approaches in health sociology to health issues.
Length: 1800 words (+/-10%) and should be presented in an essay format.
This task will assess the following learning outcomes of the unit:
1. Critically evaluate the differing ways that the social world may shape the experience of health and illness.
2. Apply major theoretical perspectives in health sociology to enhance community wellness.
3. Examine the relationship between social structures and health with a focus on the role and influence of culture.
4. Identify the social construction of power, inequity, and privilege as a determinant of health.
Task Instructions :
Select one of the following health issues:
Ebola spread in West Africa: The 2014 West African outbreaks were the largest and worst Ebola outbreaks in history. More than 28,000 people were infected, and over 11,000 people died before the international public health emergency ended in June 2016.
Disproportionate rates of suicide in rural Australia(in comparison to metropolitan areas): Recent data on suicide in Australia indicates that, at 15.3deaths per 100,000 people, the rate of suicide for areas outside of capital cities is over 50% higher than in capital cities.
A higher level of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (relative to non-Indigenous Australians): Aboriginal and Torres Strait people are three times more likely to have diabetes than non-Indigenous Australians, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait lslander women are almost twice as likely to develop gestational diabetes as non- Indigenous women. There is also evidence that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are eight times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes(traditionally considered an adult disorder) than their non-Indigenous peers.
Socio-economic status and COVID-19-related cases and deaths in the United States: Lower education levels and greater percentages of black residents are strongly associated with higher rates of both COVID-19 cases and deaths in US.
Women and sexual assault: One in five women have experienced an assault in their adult lives compared to one in twenty men.
Length: 1800 words (+/-10%) and should be presented in an essay format.
This task will assess the following learning outcomes of the unit:
1. Critically evaluate the differing ways that the social world may shape the experience of health and illness.
2. Apply major theoretical perspectives in health sociology to enhance community wellness.
3. Examine the relationship between social structures and health with a focus on the role and influence of culture.
4. Identify the social construction of power, inequity, and privilege as a determinant of health.
Task Instructions :
Select one of the following health issues:
Ebola spread in West Africa: The 2014 West African outbreaks were the largest and worst Ebola outbreaks in history. More than 28,000 people were infected, and over 11,000 people died before the international public health emergency ended in June 2016.
Disproportionate rates of suicide in rural Australia(in comparison to metropolitan areas): Recent data on suicide in Australia indicates that, at 15.3deaths per 100,000 people, the rate of suicide for areas outside of capital cities is over 50% higher than in capital cities.
A higher level of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (relative to non-Indigenous Australians): Aboriginal and Torres Strait people are three times more likely to have diabetes than non-Indigenous Australians, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait lslander women are almost twice as likely to develop gestational diabetes as non- Indigenous women. There is also evidence that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are eight times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes(traditionally considered an adult disorder) than their non-Indigenous peers.
Socio-economic status and COVID-19-related cases and deaths in the United States: Lower education levels and greater percentages of black residents are strongly associated with higher rates of both COVID-19 cases and deaths in US.
Women and sexual assault: One in five women have experienced an assault in their adult lives compared to one in twenty men.