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SOC 475 - Health, Medicine, and Society
Fall 2023, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Sociology (SOC)
Department: LSA Sociology
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Details

Credits:
4
Consent:
With permission of instructor.
Advisory Prerequisites:
One introductory course in sociology.
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Anspach,Renee
Start/End Date:
Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)
NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
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Description

This course will explore social aspects of health, illness, and the health care system in American society. Along the way, we will explore such issues as: why health and wealth are so closely related in what is viewed as a “land of opportunity”; why patients’ race, gender and social status affects the kinds of diagnoses and treatments they receive; how health professionals and patients make life-and-death decisions; why increasing numbers of social problems, such as children’s “bad” behavior in the classroom, come to be defined as diseases; and why the U.S. leads the world in spending on healthcare while Americans’ health lags behind that of most other industrialized nations; and what can be done to resolve this pattern.

Schedule

SOC 475 - Health, Medicine, and Society
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
33351
Open
5
 
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MW 4:00PM - 5:30PM1528 NUB
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
002 (DIS)
 In Person
33869
Open
2
 
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Tu 3:00PM - 4:00PM3242 LSA
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
003 (DIS)
 In Person
33870
Open
1
 
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Tu 4:00PM - 5:00PM3242 LSA
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
004 (DIS)
 In Person
33871
Open
2
 
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Tu 5:00PM - 6:00PM3242 LSA
8/28/23 - 12/6/23

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Syllabi

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