2156 - 醫療、文化與社會 英授 Taught in English

Medical, Culture and Society

教育目標 Course Target

在我們的日常生活中,每當有人不小心感冒、生病,或是身體哪裡受傷,周圍的親朋好友們或多或少都會關心、問候「還好嗎?有沒有去看醫生?」我相信這句話對各位同學而言恐怕並不陌生,甚至習以為常、視之當然。不知道各位有沒有想過「生病」與「看醫生」的關係?為什麼生病一定要看醫生?再者,有沒有想過為何在臺灣看醫生通常都會帶著健保IC卡?等等之類的問題。
在臺灣,醫療這件事已經成為成為日常生活的一部份,我們常常不以為意,甚至認為理所當然,進而忽略醫療背後可能會隨著社會、文化、政治與經濟的不同,而產生不一樣的醫療行為、組織或制度。換句話說,各種醫療的樣態,我們切莫以為本該就是如此,而要更進一步挖掘其背後的意涵。而這也就是醫學社會學(Medical sociology)最重要的核心關懷。
然而,要在一個學期內讓同學們更具體的知道醫學社會學在幹嘛?其實有點困難。因此,倒不如就從特定的角度──我想「文化」是個不錯的切入點──讓各位先對醫學的社會現象有點興趣,日後有機會再更深入理解。在這樣的脈絡之下,這學期課程討論的內容,就如同課名一樣,將會圍繞著醫學、文化與社會三個範疇一直打轉。說是打轉,倒不如說,更瞭解現象比較貼切。本課程除了介紹不同樣的醫療環境與傳統,有著哪些不同的文化特徵之外,更重要的是在跨文化的醫療比較模態中來討論醫療社會面像的種種問題。包括在不同社會文化或者是不同時空背景下的文化中,疾病與生病、醫病關係、社會控制等問題。
課程將依照六個主題依序展開:醫療的文化建構、不同於西醫的醫療、醫療的社會與政治、醫學科技與文化、醫學人文與社會,以及近年來臺灣社會流行的醫學美容。上課的內容也將以臺灣的醫療文化為主軸,向旁延展與延伸。希望學生透過一學期的努力,讓學生能夠從不同角度解析「醫療」的不同面向,能夠對臺灣社會常見之醫療現象有一定程度「社會學取向」的分析能力。

In our daily lives, whenever someone accidentally catches a cold, gets sick, or is injured somewhere in the body, the relatives and friends around them will more or less care and ask, "Are you okay? Have you gone to see a doctor?" I believe this sentence is not unfamiliar to all of you, and you may even be used to it and take it for granted. I wonder if you have ever thought about the relationship between "getting sick" and "seeing a doctor"? Why do you need to see a doctor when you are sick? Furthermore, have you ever wondered why you usually bring your health insurance IC card when seeing a doctor in Taiwan? Questions like that.
In Taiwan, medical care has become a part of daily life. We often do not pay attention to it, or even take it for granted, and then ignore the different medical behaviors, organizations or systems behind medical care that may vary with society, culture, politics and economy. In other words, we must not assume that various forms of medical treatment are what they should be, but should further explore the meaning behind them. And this is the most important core concern of medical sociology.
However, within one semester, we want students to know more specifically what medical sociology is doing? It's actually a bit difficult. Therefore, it is better to start from a specific perspective--I think "culture" is a good starting point--to let you have a little interest in the social phenomenon of medicine, and then have a deeper understanding in the future. In this context, the content of this semester's course discussion, just like the title of the course, will revolve around the three categories of medicine, culture and society. It is more appropriate to say that it is spinning, it is better to say that it is better to understand the phenomenon. In addition to introducing the different cultural characteristics of different medical environments and traditions, this course also discusses various issues regarding the social image of medical care in a cross-cultural comparative medical modality. Including issues such as disease and illness, doctor-patient relationship, and social control in different social cultures or cultures under different time and space backgrounds.
The course will be developed sequentially according to six themes: the cultural construction of medical care, medical care that is different from Western medicine, the society and politics of medical care, medical technology and culture, medical humanities and society, and the popular medical aesthetics in Taiwanese society in recent years. The content of the class will also take Taiwan's medical culture as the main axis and extend to the side. It is hoped that through one semester's hard work, students will be able to analyze different aspects of "medical care" from different perspectives and have a certain degree of "sociological orientation" in analyzing common medical phenomena in Taiwanese society.

參考書目 Reference Books

葉永文,2009,《醫療與文化》。台北市:洪葉文化。

Ye Yongwen, 2009, "Medical Care and Culture". Taipei City: Hongye Culture.

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出席
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20
課堂表現
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10
閱讀心得
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30
電影心得
Movie experience
20

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基本資料 Basic Information

  • 課程代碼 Course Code: 2156
  • 學分 Credit: 0-3
  • 上課時間 Course Time:
    Thursday/2,3,4[SS101]
  • 授課教師 Teacher:
    楊儒晟
  • 修課班級 Class:
    社會系1-4
  • 選課備註 Memo:
    隨班附讀請獲得教師同意
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