課程資訊
課程名稱
社會與健康特論
Special Topics in Society and Health 
開課學期
100-2 
授課對象
公共衛生學院  健康政策與管理研究所  
授課教師
江東亮 
課號
HPM8010 
課程識別碼
848 D1040 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期二3,4(10:20~12:10) 
上課地點
公衛209 
備註
總人數上限:30人
外系人數限制:5人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1002SH_D1 
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課程概述

This course is designed to examine in detail research issues in the field of the social determinants of health (SDH) using the relative income hypothesis as an example. It firstly presents the emergence of relative income hypothesis, then discuss the criticisms of early research, followed by scrutinizing recent literature reviews. It further presents Wilkinson’s framework for studying the impact of income inequality on the health of population. Finally, it draws lessons for SDH research.population. Finally, it draws lessons for SDH research. 

課程目標
At the end of this course students should be able to:
1. discuss the relative income hypothesis;
2. describe major research milestones of relative income hypothesis; and
3. apply lessons learnt from the case of relative income hypothesis to other SDH research.
 
課程要求
This course meets for two hours, once a week and is conducted mainly as a participatory seminar. Students are expected to read the required readings and prepare a short critique before the class. There will be a 10-15 page seminar paper, due June 8, 2006, on lessons for SDH research. Students will be graded according to their performance in short critque (20%), class discussion (50%), and seminar paper (30%). 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
另約時間 
指定閱讀
Wilkinson RG. Unhealthy Societies: The Afflictions of Inequality. London: Routledge, 1996.
Kawachi I, Kennedy BP, Wilkinson RG. The Society and Population Health Reader, Volume I: Income Inequalities and Health. New York: The New Press, 1999.
Wilkinson RG. The Impact of Inequality: How to Make Sick Societies Healthier? New York: The New Press, 2005.
 
參考書目
Wilkinson R, Pickett K. Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger: The Spirit Level. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2009. 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
Short critique 
20% 
 
2. 
Class discussion 
50% 
 
3. 
Seminar paper 
30% 
 
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
2/21  Welcome 
第2週
2/28  Peace Holiday 
第3週
3/06  Early Studies of Relative Income Hypothesis 
第4週
3/13  The Early Explanations of Income Inequality and Health 1 
第5週
3/20  The Early Explanations of Income Inequality and Health 2 
第6週
3/27  General discussion 1 
第7週
4/03  Pring Break
 
第8週
4/10  Critiques of Early Studies - Statistical Artifact 
第9週
4/17  Critiques of Early Studies - Data and Measures … 
第10週
4/24  General discussion 2 
第11週
5/01  Selected literature reviews 1 - Against 
第12週
5/08  Selected literature reviews 2 - For 
第13週
5/15  General discussion 3 
第14週
5/22  Wilkinson’s study framework 1  
第15週
5/29  Wilkinson’s study framework 2 
第16週
6/05  Wilkinson’s study framework 3 
第17週
6/12  General discussion 4  
第18週
6/19  Put together/Term paper due