SOC 442 - Medical Sociology

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: SOC 151 or SOC 161
A review of medical sociology. Focuses on the sociological examination of health, illness, and healing; health inequalities; medicalization; medicine as a profession; healing occupations; interactions within medical settings; the social organization of health services; and bioethics. Examines current, major issues in public policy and healing. (Offered as SOC 342 prior to 2015-16.)