Key Sociological Concepts and Ideas in Health Care
For an assignment of this length you will need to include at least 9-11 references.
Majority of the references should be based on journal articles, books, book chapters and peer reviewed papers. You can use websites but citations from Wikipedia are unacceptable.
Typically a good strategy is to use the set readings to cover the key sociological concepts and ideas and then if you are using an example issue do some further reading so that you have evidence relating to your chosen example. 
Assessment Criteria:
The assignment will be expected to address the following criteria:
Demonstrated understanding and application of appropriate sociological theories, concepts and perspectives
Application of critical analysis to draw out the key debates and assumptions
Key concepts, debates and issues are identified and critical reflection is applied to each topic.
Wide reading is evidenced in both the analysis and the examples utilised.
Appropriate research and data is utilised relevant to the topic
Answers are succinctly executed
APA referencing is used
Please ensure you follow the instructions provided in Assessment THREE in the assessment sections on learnline.
Question 1
What insights do post-modernist perspectives provide and what might this mean for health practice? (200 words)
Question 3
Psychiatry can be viewed as an institute of social control. Draw on sociological theories and examples to discuss this statement. (200 words)Question 5
How does ideology and politics shape health outcomes? Draw on examples such as the PBS to illustrate your points. (200 words)
Question 6
Certain mechanisms of functionalist theory are utilised today. Discuss what they are and highlight the main assumptions and limitations of functionalism. (200 words)
Question 7
What is medical dominance and how does the medical profession achieve medical dominance in Australia? ( 200 words)
Question 8
Explain the concept of discourse and explain how it is relevant to health and biomedicine in Australia. Draw on examples to highlight you points. (200 words)Question 10
What are the social determinants of health and how do they help us understand the dynamics of globalisation and inequity? Draw on examples in the Australian context to illustrate your key points. (200 words)
