SOCJ 317: Sociology of Health & Illness

Course Description

Patterns of health and illness related to social organization and institutions. Issues include the social aspects of physical and mental illness, health related to culture, social structure, class, race, gender and ethnicity, social constructions of the body, changes in patterns of health and illness over time, health organizations and the socio-economic basis of the health care system. Cross-listed: SOC JUST 317/SOC 317. Prerequisites: SOC 101, 151 or 203, or instructor consent.