SOCI 3324 Sociology of Health

Analysis of basic problems in the classification, maintenance, and preservation of mental and physical health and delivery of health care services. Topics may include social construction of disease, environmental sources of disease, patterns of disease distribution, differential experiences of illness by race, gender, class, and other sociodemographic factors, family cohesion, strain, and resources as affected by illness and bioethics.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Three hours of Sociology.

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Department of Sociology

Offered

As scheduled