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Health Illness & Disability

Medical sociology can be subdivided into two broad areas: the sociology of health, illness, disability, and treatment-seeking, and the organization of medical care. This course focuses on the first area, exploring the social origins of illness and disability. We will review classic and contemporary work on the social construction of illness and biomedical knowledge, and on the unequal distribution of disease, disability, and death by social status.

Independent Work

Independent sociological study of a topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Independent Work

Independent sociological study of a topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Independent Work

Independent sociological study of a topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Independent Work

Independent sociological study of a topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Independent Work

Independent sociological study of a topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Independent Work

Independent sociological study of a topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Independent Work

Independent sociological study of a topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Independent Work

Independent sociological study of a topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

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