Sociology of Health and Illnes

Catalog description

This course applies sociological principles to medicine, health, illness, and healthcare. Topics include but are not limited to: medical and sociological models of illness, epidemiology, epidemics, an (abbreviated) history of medicine in the West, public health, the social stratification of illness, medicalization and de-medicalization of illness, disability, individuals' experience of illness, the medical profession, healthcare systems in developing countries, healthcare provision, access and delivery, complementary and alternative healthcare, and, the contemporary U.S. health movement.