Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Sociology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 345

Description: INEQUALITY AND HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 2 ***** This course focuses on the relationship between health and social inequality at multiple points acorss the life course--in utero, early childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Three forms of inequality, and their importance for health, are examined in depth; socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and gender. Students will read and critique scholarly works, and will spend the semester developing a research paper that examines a topic in relation to social inequality and health. This will be taught at UT SPH and cross-listed as PH 1498L. ***** Enrollment is limited to 7. ***** Prerequisite: SOCI 345 and permission of the instructor.