SOC3307 — Medical Sociology
Introduction to the study of the sociological framework of health, illness, and health care. Examination of the influence of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sex, and socioeconomic status on the access to the quality of health care. Exposes students to the concept of health and illness as social constructs, and the meanings and experiences of illness from diverse cultural perspectives. Provides analytical tools to understand the organization and delivery of medical and health care, the relationship between providers and patients in the social and cultural context, the social implication of biomedical innovation, and the U.S. health policy. prereq: any 1xxx Soc or Anth course