SOC 3400 :
Health, Medicine & Society

This course explores the social dimensions of health, disease and illness, focusing especially on the social determinants of disease, the social experience of illness, and the role and meaning of medicine and public health in modern U.S. society. The class examines how we define health problems and their solutions, and it considers the ways in which factors such as race, gender and class, and social connections affect health.

Overview

Program

Credits

Credits 3

Last Offered

Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022