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Programa

CURSO:SOCIOLOGIA DE LA SALUD
TRADUCCION:SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH
SIGLA:SOL3100
CREDITOS:05
MODULOS:02
CARACTER:OPTATIVO DE PROFUNDIZACION
TIPO:CATEDRA
CALIFICACION:ESTANDAR
PALABRAS CLAVE:SALUD, EPIDEMIOLOGIA, SALUD PUBLICA
NIVEL FORMATIVO:MAGISTER


I.DESCRIPCIÓN DEL CURSO

Este curso se centra en entender las desigualdades en salud entre distintos grupos sociales. Se discutira como la familia y la infancia, el genero y la sexualidad, la raza y/o etnia, las caracteristicas de nuestros vecindarios y comunidades, y las caracteristicas de nuestras regiones y paises, juegan un rol fundamental en determinar el estado de salud de las personas. Se discutira la literatura mas reciente en el ambito de la sociologia de la salud, poniendo especial enfasis en como las inequidades en salud dependen de factores macro-, meso-, y micro-sociales. Los estudiantes seran evaluados por medio de reportes escritos de revision bibliografica, participacion en clases, moderacion de un seminario y la elaboracion de una propuesta de investigacion.


II.RESULTADOS DE APRENDIZAJE

1.Analizar las causas sociales de la salud y la enfermedad desde una perspectiva global.

2.Aplicar el pensamiento sociologico a la comprension de las desigualdades en salud. 

3.Aplicar herramientas para la medicion de las inequidades en salud. 

4.Evaluar la evidencia y los resultados que surgen a partir de las ciencias sociales, la salud publica y epidemiologia y la investigacion medica con el fin de discutir posibles nuevas lineas de investigacion e intervencion. 

5.Comunicar de manera efectiva, tanto oral como escrita, el pensamiento critico en torno a la investigacion sobre desigualdades en salud. 


III.CONTENIDOS

1.Conceptualizacion:
1.1.Que es la salud y como medirla.
1.2.Distribucion global de la salud.
1.3.Medicion de inequidades en salud entre distintos grupos y poblaciones.

2.Determinantes sociales de la salud: caracteristicas individuales.
2.1.Relacion reciproca entre nivel socioeconomico y salud.
2.2.Etnicidad y raza.
2.3.Sexo, genero y sexualidad.

3.?Como explicamos las desigualdades en salud?
3.1.Genomica y epigenomica.
3.2.Factores conductuales, redes, y cultura.
3.3.Contextos sociales: barrios, institutiones politicas, y medio ambiente. 


IV.ESTRATEGIAS METODOLOGICAS

-Catedras.

-Moderacion de seminarios de discusion.

-Produccion escrita.

-Aprendizaje basado en proyectos.


V.ESTRATEGIAS EVALUATIVAS

-Participacion en clases: 15%

-Moderacion del seminario de discusion: 15%

-Memos de lectura: 35%

-Trabajo final: propuesta de investigacion: 35%


VI.BIBLIOGRAFIA

Minima

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Complementaria

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INSTITUTO DE SOCIOLOGIA / OCTUBRE 2019