Sociology 353 - Sociology of Medicine

Spring
2020
01
4.00
Cathryn Brubaker
M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
49066
Machmer Hall room W-15
cbrubaker@umass.edu
Literature on health and illness from three sociological perspectives: 1) epidemiological: focus on social and psychological factors as causes of disease; 2) illness-behavior perspectives: focus on variation between persons and groups in their evaluation and response to pain and symptoms; and 3) organizational: emphasis on problems in organization and delivery of medical services. Prerequisite: 100-level SOCIOL course.
Pre Req: 100 or 200 lvl SOCIOL
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