Sociology of Health and Healthcare

Undergraduate

An investigation of social factors and forces that affect health, illness and health care. The roles of health care providers, the state, and corporate interest groups in shaping experiences of health and illness and in determining the provision of healthcare will be analyzed from socio-historical, gendered, racialized and class perspectives. Prerequisite(s): 3h of 1000-level SOCI or permission of the instructor. This course is open to those registered in the Health Science Option without the usual prerequisites. Antirequisite(s): Credit can be obtained for only one of SOCI 2633 or SOCI 3263.