SOCI 4440 - Medical Sociology

(3 /0/. 3)

Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 or SOC 105
This course includes the sociological study of physical health and illness, therapy, rehabilitation and the organization of health care systems. It will examine help-seeking behaviors, utilization of health care services, issues of bioethics, and health care service provider roles, as well as race, class and gender stratification within the health care system.