SOAN 360

This course examines the sociological dimensions of health, illness and the profession of medicine. Specifically, this course will address five primary themes: 1) The social construction of health and disease and medical knowledge; 2) health and illness behavior: the study of behaviors related to staying healthy and to interpreting and responding to symptoms of illness; 3) Social Epidemiology: the study of patterns of distribution of disease and mortality in the United States; 4) the roles that patients, physicians, and other players enact in the context of healthcare settings; and 5) the socialization and organization of health care professionals.

Offered frequently.

CO24 - SOCSCI (Social Sci and Historical), INTD - BIOE (Bioethics BIOE), INTD - SOAN (Sociology & Anthropology SOAN), INTD - STS (Sci Tech Health Society STHS), PF - NO (Cannot be taken CR/NC)