Reflect on how you would compare and contrast your own definitions of health and illness with the definitions of health and illness you would provide for a group of low socio-economic status people living with a chronic illness and or disability.Students will learn to reflect on sociological topics related to society, culture and health and apply the Sociological Imagination Template to their chosen topic. Use the proforma steps as headings and write in paragraphs below the headings; this is not an essay task. Ensure that you use all the factors from the SI template in completing this reflective writing task. It is not necessary to use all four factors in every step of the proforma.
Step 1
Carefully choose one topic from the Reflective Learning and Writing Assessment section of the unit outline to guide your reflection. Write the topic here:
Reflect on how you would compare and contrast your own definitions of health and illness with the definitions of health and illness you would provide for a group of low socio-economic status people living with a chronic illness and or disability.

Step 2
Using the Gibbs Reflective Model (1998), reflect upon and analyse your knowledge, experiences and observations in relation to your chosen question from Step 1. (250 words)
Step 3
Next, identify and cite one of the readings, articles or videos from the eModules and discuss how this resource helps you to expand and deepen your original reflections on this topic. (250 words)
Broom, D. (2014). Gender and health. In J. Germov, (Ed.). Second opinion: An introduction to health sociology (5th edition). (Chapter 7). South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford.
The sociological imagination is comprised of four interrelated factors –
1. Historical factors: how the past influences the present
2. Cultural factors: how culture impacts on our lives
3. Structuralfactors: how particular forms of social organisation affect our lives
4. Critical factors: how we can improve the current environment (Willis,ascitedin
Germov, 2014, p. 8).
Step 4
Using the sociological imagination template, answer the original question you identified in Step 1, using Germov (2014) and a minimum of four other academic sources (e.g. journal articles, research reports) to support your answer. Locate these academic sources through your own information search. (1000 words)

Step 5
Finally, choose one of the Graduate Attributes (at the front of the Unit Outline) that is most relevant and explain how answering this eModule question has helped you to develop this Graduate Attribute. Reflect and analyse on your thoughts and feelings on the original question in the light of your research. (250 words)
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
GA1 demonstrate respect for the dignity of each individual and for human diversity
GA2 recognise your responsibility to the common good, the environment and society
GA4 think critically and reflectively
GA7 work both autonomously and collaboratively