SOCL 336 - Sociology/Anthropology of Health and Medicine

Institution:

Seattle University

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Description:

Exploration of the meanings of health, disease, and modes of healing from a cross-cultural perspective. Changes in disease and mortality in relation to changes in social structure. Development of modern scientific medicine, professionalization, and the hospital system; critiques and alternative therapeutics; contemporary dilemmas and future prospects. Cross-listed with ANTH 336.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.seattleu.edu

Phone Number:

(206) 296-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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