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Week 1
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Introduction: Basic concepts in sociology. The historical transformation of mortality patterns.
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lecture
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07, February
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Week 2
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Inequalities in society and in health and mortality. Measurements and trends.
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lecture
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14, February
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Week 3
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The production of health inequalities. Health care types.
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Lecture
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21. February
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Week 4
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Current developments in health care.
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Lecture
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28, February
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Week 5
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Medical doctors in society. Professional socialization.
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Lecture
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07, March
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Week 6
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Social change. The changing boundaries of medicine. Medicalization, pharmaceuticalization
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Lecture
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14, March
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Week 7
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MIDTERM EXAM
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21, March
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Spring break
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Spring break
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Spring break
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26-30 March
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Week 9
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Inequalities in health: social class.
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Practice
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9, April-13, April
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week 10
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Inequalities in health: gender and age.
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Practice
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16, April-20, April
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Week 11
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Inequalities in health: ethnicity and migration status.
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Practice
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23, April- 27, April
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Week 12
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The social construction of meanings: health and sickness. Help seeking.
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Practice
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20, April-4, May
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Week 13
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The social construction of meanings: stigma and stigmatization.
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Practice
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7, May- 11, May
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Week 14
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Summary and course evaluation.
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Practice
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14, May-16, May
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