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Sociology of Health and Illness

Assignment 1 - A sociological film analysis

Learning outcome 1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key theoretical perspectives of sociology of health and illness using evidence from a selected film;

Learning outcome 2: Demonstrate the following skills and abilities: acquire, apply, and evaluate a range of academic evidence relevant to a sociological investigation of aspects of health and illness.

In order to pass Assessment 1, you will need to:

- Select, research, and draw on the main theoretical approaches to sociology of health and illness and apply appropriately to a selected film.
- Identify sociological themes, ideas, and theories in the film, by including events from the plot, descriptions of scenes, and quotes from character dialogues.
Communicate confidently and coherently in written form following standard rules of grammar, punctuation, spelling and referencing, and referencing your core texts plus wider reading.

Read this assignment brief carefully including the marking criteria on the next page.
Ensure that you write the assignment in essay format with a clear introduction, body and conclusion, dealing with the points below. A key feature of an essay should be a continuous narrative throughout your writing. In that, you will not use headings and subheadings to break up the information that you are discussing (as would be the case with a report).

1. Write a clear Introduction:
• Name the film you are going to talk about
• Briefly describe the plot
• Briefly explain the sociological relevance of the film (what is/are the health issue(s) being represented?)
• Briefly state which sociological theory(ies)/concept(s) of health and illness you are going to link to/explain through the film

2. Body/the bulk of your essay:
• Reference and discuss at least one sociological theory/concept from the lectures to analyse one of the character's behaviours and interactions in the film. For example, you could use Parsons' Sick Role Theory, Goffman's Insanity Role Theory, or the concepts of medicalisation, pharmaceuticalisation, euthanasia, or Bury'sbiographical disruption, to analyse the behaviours and interactions of one or more characters; how do the scenes in the film illustrate the concepts/theories?
• Explain what the filmmaker is trying to convey about the social representations of health, illness and disease issues
• Explain how the film contributes to an understanding of health and illness issues represented (does it challenge stereotypes or rather reinforce? Does it try to change social perception? Does the film promote tolerance or difference?)

3. Write a clear Conclusion:
• Remind the reader of why the film is sociologically relevant, and what sociological theories it exemplifies
• Where you draw the threads of your discussion together and show how you have addressed your aims and objectives

4. Understand that this assignment is neither a general plot summary nor a movie review - all description should be relevant to the analysis.

5. While watching other films might help, understand that the focus is on one film and the selected one should be core to your sociological analysis

6. You must show evidence of wider reading in the academic literature to pass this assessment. You should do this using written formulations, for example: ‘According to X...'. In contrast to Y, Z claims that...', etc.

7. You cannot just rely on the core text books; you will need to search for other books/ journals/articles to help you complete the task. You will need to source articles in the library, especially journal articles, as they will provide you with the latest research evidence/arguments.

Attachment:- Sociological film analysis Assignment.rar