SOCI 166 - Medical Sociology

3 units
Sociological analysis of medical and mental health institutions, values and roles. Patient-doctor interaction, influence of hospital structure on health care, social class and illness, cultural determinants of illness and related areas of old age (gerontology) and death.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1 or equivalent.
Grading: Graded

Cross-listed with GERO 166. Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences is responsible for scheduling.

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