12 HEALTH SOCIOLOGY - HAUORA

Understanding ourselves, people and the society around us is an integral part of life. Students in Health Sociology will develop a greater understanding of the current ethical issues that we are faced with in today’s society and the implications that these issues can have. They will investigate how people can overcome life’s inevitable challenges.

Topics likely to be offered in 2025: 

• Resilience: How might people cope with life’s inevitable changes? What could make it harder or easier to cope with the change?
• Adolescent health issues: Investigate the influences on, consequences of and possible health-enhancing strategies for current adolescent health issues.
• Sexuality and Gender: What factors influence our gender and sexual identity? What might be the issues around these concepts? How and why might something be done about the issues in a way that reflects the values of social justice?

15 NCEA L2 credits: 10 internal credits, 5 external credits