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| Course ID: |
SOC 342 |
| Effective Date: |
03/01/2024 |
| Title: |
Medical Sociology |
| Career: |
Undergraduate |
| Credit Hours: |
3.00 |
| Description: |
This course offers an overview of the major theories and conceptual frameworks of medical sociology. At its core, medical sociology emphasizes the importance of moving beyond biological and medical understandings of health and illness by highlighting key social factors that influence individuals' health experiences. This course will cover the interplay of biological, medical and sociological perspectives in addressing inequalities in health and illness by sex/gender/sexuality, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other demographic characteristics. By the end of the course, students should be able to a) understand key classic and contemporary frameworks in medical sociology; b) assess how factors such as gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status impact health inequalities across the life course; and c) understand the manner in which an individual's health and illness experience is shaped by their interactions with social and healthcare systems. |
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