SOCI 452 - Health Care, Illness, and Society

Unit(s): 4

Focus on the experience of health and illness as well as the social organization of health care. Analyses of the illness experience, patient-practitioner relationships, social support, negotiation of care, health disparities and medical dominance over definitions of illness. Examination of medical, non-medical, and community-based interventions as aspects of care.

Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology majors/minors only
Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
May Be Repeated No
Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online Grading: Graded