Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Sociology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 2 ***** This course will explore the relationship between social factors and health, illness, and mortality. Topics include the stratification of health by race/ethnicity, gender, and social class; the role of stress and social support; environmental context and illness; lifestyle and behavorial risks (smoking, drinking, drugs, and sexual behavior); STD's and HIV/AIDS; and cross-national comparisons of health and patterns of disease. Enrollment is limited to 45.