SOCI - 370. Medical Sociology

3 credit(s)
This course provides the intellectual foundation upon which the social characteristics and implications of health and health care are understood in the United States and other nations from a global perspective. This foundation is based on an analysis of key social factors and actors including health and illness behavior, the sick role, mental illness, physicians, nurses, alternative practitioners and practices as well as the role of the hospital and medical terminology.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 101 or SOCI 120 or SOCI 130.
Attribute: ARTS, GLST, ILST, HCMM, HSMR, SGLB, SYUR