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SOC 145: Sociology of Health

Units: 4

Introduction to some key sociological theories and empirical research on health and illness. Course topics will include the relationship between social structures and the production and distribution of disease; how health and illness are defined and socially constructed; and the link between disease and inequality.

Course Details
Repeats Allowed for Credit: 0

Normal Letter Grade only

GE Requirements
  • Upper Division: Crossroads
  • Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
  • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
  • Badge: Scientific Method
  • Badge: Global Awareness
  • Badge: Ethics

Requisites and Restrictions
Prerequisite Courses: SOC 001
Instructor Permission Required: No


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