Social Networks and Health: Biocultural Perspectives

5 credits

Examines the many ways that social interactions positively and negatively influence our health, and vice versa.. Considers why such influences are important to understand, how one measures them, what recent research has shown, and explores how they relate to other health determinants, both biological and cultural. Prerequisite: either STAT 220, STAT 221/CS&SS 221/SOC 221, STAT 311, CS&SS 321/STAT 321/SOC 321, Q SCI 381, or ARCHY 495.