SOC 401 – Health, Culture, and Society

DETAILS Semester-hour credits: 3 Tuition: $448.50 Methods: DESCRIPTION This course was developed to provide an analysis of how social, cultural, and psychological factors influence health and health care. The course is designed to provide a broad overview of the interaction between health issues, culture, and society, particularly as they are experienced in western societies. Topics examined in the course include the application of major socio-theoretical perspectives to various issues surrounding health care, an examination of those issues in popular culture, the experience of being ill, power relations in the medical setting, and a feminist perspective on medicine. REQUIRED MATERIALS & TEXTBOOKS Lupton, D.  2nd Edition.  Medicine as Culture:  Illness, Disease and the Body in Western Societies.  London: Sage Publishing. COURSE REQUIREMENTS Mini-Paper Guidelines: Mini-papers should be approximately 3-7 double-spaced, typed pages in length. Each student should complete 4 mini-papers, with the topics chosen from the 6 listed. Research Paper Guidelines: Students should complete one research paper, approximately 10-12 double-spaced, typed pages in length according to APA format. DISCLAIMER: Tuition, credits, medium, description, instructors, books, materials, homework assignments, grading scale, and availability are subject to change without notice. For the most up-to-date status, please contact the Continuing Education staff.