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Sociology
SOC-318 Medical Sociology
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The course considers social structure, cultural, and demographic components of physical and mental illness. Stages of illness behavior, from prevalence of symptoms and recognition of them to recovery or death, will be identified, and the social and cultural determinants of each stage will be discussed. The health care system and problems in health care delivery will be considered.
Prerequisite: SOC101
Program: Sociology
Credit: 3
SOC-499
Independent Study
Intensive supervised study and research on topics of…
Credits 1-3
SOC-395
Special Topics
Special topics in the discipline, designed primarily for…
Credits 1-5
SOC-405
Current Issues in…
This course will examine a specific issue that…
Credits 3
SOC-407
Social Problems
This course will analyze the causes and consequences…
SOC-423
Social Theory
This course will cover major sociological and criminological…
SOC-436
Social Inequality:Race, Class…
A study of gender and social class inequality.…