Sociology of Medicine

This survey course focuses on social and cultural aspects of disease and illness. Topics covered include social, cultural and political dimensions of health and illness; practitioner-client relationships and recruitment to the medical and paramedical professions; the hospital and other medical organizations; and the effects of political and economic structure on medical care.

 

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