Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Summer Semester 2021
SOCI 345 901 (CRN: 30826)
MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
Long Title: MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
Department: Sociology
Instructor: Boyd Heredia, Catherine A.
Meeting: 10:00AM - 11:45AM MWF FULLY ONLINE (17-MAY-2021 - 2-JUL-2021)
Session: Summer Block B1 (7 Wk)
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Method of Instruction: Online
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: 49
Section Enrolled: 9
Enrollment data as of: 9-JUN-2023 10:03AM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
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.