Sociology 342 - Sociology of Medicine

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

GIS, Social Policy, STS This course explores how sociologists and other social scientists contribute to understanding health and illness and the organization and delivery of health care. The focus is medical practice and institutions in the contemporary United States, with some occasional international comparisons. Key topics include illness as an existential and cultural experience, as compared with biomedical conceptions of disease; the social distribution of disease across the life cycle and geographical locales, and by gender, race, ethnicity, and social class; the medical professions and the organization of health care; and new technologies and the frontiers of bioethics.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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