UMD SOCY 335 Entire Course

University of Maryland SOCY 335 Sociology of Health and Illness Entire Course

An exploration of the social model to studying health and illness: how meanings and experiences of health and illness are socially produced. How experiences are shaped by the interaction of external social environments (culture, community) and the internal environment (human body), and by socio-demographic variables (race, class, gender, etc.). Disparities in health and healthcare delivery, the medicalization of society, determinants of health, the social construction of illness, and the social organization of health care.

Note: This entire course includes discussions, assignments, course projects, and exams.