SOA 265 - Health and Illness (4 Cr.)

(GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)

Examination of illness, health, and the organization of medical care from a sociological perspective, focusing on the medical system as a social institution and the history of public health and medicine. Specific topics include the reciprocal roles of patient, practitioner, and ancillary health care personnel and the social and cultural factors affecting etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Variable semesters.