Sociology of Health and Illness

Catalog description

Sociological approaches to health and illness, both domestically and globally, with special emphasis on race and health. Topics include the social distribution of illness; health disparities across race/class/gender; global comparisons in the health of populations; the social construction of illness; the history and structure of health care systems and institutions; and various historical and contemporary health care debates. Health and illness will be considered throughout in terms of social justice and responsibility.