SO 420 - Sociology of Healthcare and Medicine

Institution:

Bellevue University

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Description:

This course involves the analysis of contemporary issues of health care and medicine using the concepts and theories of medical sociology and critical analysis. Topics include the sick role and labeling perspectives, analysis of medical practitioners, the social organization of medical care, environmental and occupational health, issues of gender, race, ethnicity, and class as related to health care, and contemporary critical debates in the field of health care and medicine. Prerequisite: SO 101 or permission of instructor

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

bellevue.edu

Phone Number:

(402) 291-8100

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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