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Nov 12, 2024
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SOC 146: Social Determinants of Health
Units: 4
Provides an introduction to the social determinants of health: the social advantages and disadvantages that people experience – based on their social position and social circumstances – that influence their health and well-being. Provides an introduction to and appreciation of theoretical perspectives and empirical research on social determinants of health, including: roles that various social determinants (e.g., race, socioeconomic status, gender, sexuality) play in shaping health outcomes; multiple pathways (e.g., access to resources, stress, environmental exposures) that structure social inequalities in health; conceptual and methodological challenges involved in conducting research on social determinants of health; impact of specific policies and interventions on population health outcomes.
Course Details
Repeats Allowed for Credit: 0
Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements - Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
- Intellectual Experience: Diversity and Identity
- Intellectual Experience: Ethics
- Intellectual Experience: Scientific Method
- Upper Division: Crossroads
- Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Requisites and Restrictions
Prerequisite Courses: SOC 001
Instructor Permission Required: No
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