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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title Culture, Health & Illness
Module Code NS272
School School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Sabina Stan
Semester 2: Sabina Stan
Autumn: Sabina Stan
Module TeacherSabina Stan
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
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Learning Outcomes
1. Develop a dynamic understanding of the notion of culture
2. Appreciate the importance of culture in health and health care
3. Explore the implications of globalisation and cultural diversity for health and healthcare in Ireland
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge to a variety of cases



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24No Description
Independent learning101No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Cultural boundaries and cultural encounters.
Medicine as culture.

The body and culture.
Cultural expressions of pain.

Culture and stress.
Aging and local biologies.

Medical pluralism.
Biomedicines and migration.

Culture and global health.
Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight100%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List
  • Helman, C.G.: 2001, Culture, Health and Illness,, 4th Ed., Arnold, London,
  • Farmer, Paul: 2006, Aids and accusation: Haiti and the geography of blame, University of California Press, Berkeley,
  • Lock, Margaret: 1993, Encounters with aging: mythologies of menopause in Japan and North America, University of California Press, London,
  • Lupton, Deborah: 2003, Medicine as Culture: Illness, Disease and the Body in Western Societies, Sage, London,
  • Moore, Ronnie and McClean, Stuart (eds): 2010, Folk Healing and Health Care Practices in Britain and Ireland. Stethoscopes, Wands and Crystals, Berghahn, London,
Other Resources
None
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Programme or List of Programmes
BHSBachelor of Science in Health & Society
Timetable this semester: Timetable for NS272
Date of Last Revision01-OCT-08
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