SOCL 3441 — Sociology of Health and Illness

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDNUpath SINUpath WItypical days: TBostonTraditional

Offers a substantial overview of the sociology of health and illness. Medical sociology is an important subfield of sociology with important links to public health, social psychology, psychology, and other medical fields. Emphasizes several critical areas: society and disease; theoretical understandings of health inequalities; medicalization and social control; healthcare professions and professionalization; and the American healthcare system. Offers students an opportunity to obtain analytical frameworks to explore other topics in medical sociology not covered in this course.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20241333594%2.0
Spring 202613535100%0.0

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Share of recent sections by weekday: M 49% · T 51% · W 49% · Th 0% · F 0%

Common patterns: T (51% of sections), MW (49% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

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