Sociology 364

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Sociology 364

• Critical Perspectives on Urban Health and the
  Study of Urban Health.
• November 30, 2006

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Outline of Today

• Opening remarks
• Final lecture today
• Test next week
• Papers Due Dec 9 5pm
• Lecture
• Break
• Discussion of Test
• Example questions
• Discussion of Papers
• (Time permitting)
• Course Evaluations

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Reading 1

• Kelly, M.P., J.K. Davies and B.C. Charton 1993.
  Healthy Cities. A modern problem or a post-modern
  solution?.
• What is the healthy cities movement?
• Is it compatible with conventional research
  approaches? Why or why not?

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Reading 1

• Distinguishes the Healthy Cities concept/approach
  from that of Conventional Scientific research.
  
• Healthy Cities movement
• Origins, heart and soul in conventional methods
  and paradigms
• What is the mission anyway? Delivery of medical
  services? Broader?
• Conventional research
• Methods constrained by disciplinary boundaries
• Limited mission
• Centralized Expertise, hierarchy, arms-length
  evaluation
• Conventional paradigms
• Postmodernism versus modernism
• Each of the following ten components/aspects fits
  best under one of these two approaches. Simply
  mark with an X where they fit.
• The World Health Organization defines health as
  a state of complete physical, mental, and social
  well being and not merely the absence of disease
  or infirmity.

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Reading 2

• McKinlay JB, Marceau LD. 2000. To boldly go ...
  American Journal of Public Health. 90 (1) 25-33
• Takes stock of the state of public health and
  recommends changes
• Conventional approaches
• Philosophies behind alternative approaches
• Institutional change and subordination to
  medicine
• Move from notion of risk to multi-level causes
• Political changes the rise of the laissez-faire
• Ecumenical (universal) research methods
• Shed myth of value free public health

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Approx Test Parameters

• About 30 multiple choice
• Choose 8 of 10 short answer
• Not cumulative
• 5 lectures, 12 readings, 2 films

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Example Test Questions
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Example Test Questions
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Example Test Questions
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Example Test Questions
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Papers

• Getting lots of traffic in my office hours
• I will answer general questions and review small
  amount of text over email please come see me if
  youd like to go over your paper more
  substantially.
• Extra office hours next week
• Tuesday 1-3pm
• You can make an appointment, but please dont
  wait until last minute.

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Evaluations

• Important for helping me improve
• Important for how I am evaluated as a teacher and
  for my future at the university (e.g. tenure)
• Thanks for the opportunity. Please look into
  enrolling in my hands on research oriented
  course in the future
• Sociology 394Y Urban Health in Toronto A
  research study
• Provides the opportunity to do a complete
  research project and discuss a broad range of
  health topics of local relevance.
• I am open to comments any time for improving the
  class I appreciate the constructive feedback,
  both positive and negative.