Goucher College 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
Goucher College 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

SOA 265 - Health and Illness (4 Cr.)

(formerly SOC 265)
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. Fall semester. Offered 2018-2019 and alternate years. Shope.