Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2023
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SOCI 345 001 (CRN: 23983)
MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
Long Title: MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
Department: Sociology
Instructor: Wilkins, Kiana
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (9-JAN-2023 - 21-APR-2023)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Analyzing Diversity: Yes
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 35
Section Enrolled: 34
Enrollment data as of: 27-MAR-2025 2:32AM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Final Exam Time:
26-APR-2023
9:00AM - 12:00PM W
Description: This course will explore the relationship between social factors and health, illness, and mortality, with a heavy emphasis on experiences of illness, the doctor-patient relationship, and the socialization of medical students and new doctors. Social determinants of health, cultural determinants of health, and the ethics surrounding conception, birth, and death will also be discussed.