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Aug 31, 2024
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SOC 150 - Health in Society:CD
5.0 Credits Introduction to social factors shaping health and illness. Disease patterns by social positions (e.g., social class, gender, race, nationality); causes, consequences, and prevention of illness; healthcare systems, settings, and providers. Focus on cultural diversity and U.S. society in global context. Prerequisite Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Dual Listed as DIVST 151
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs) Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply major sociological perspectives, theories and concepts to the analysis of issues related to health.
- Identify and assess empirical research findings to critically analyze issues related to health.
- Analyze and assess differences in patterns of health and illness related to nationality, race and ethnicity, social class, gender, and other social identities.
- Explain and analyze the ways in which conceptualizations of health and illness differ according to cultural groups and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Explain and analyze how illness and its spread can be prevented or reduced in ways that are sensitive to cultural and economic differences between social groups.
- Compare and contrast healthcare systems across nations.
- Explain and evaluate the ways in which individuals’ social positions and identities shape their attitudes and views regarding health.
- In individual and group projects communicate an understanding of sociological principles and their application to health both orally and in writing.
- Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.
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