SOC 4246 is also offered in Spring 2025
SOC 4246 is also offered in Spring 2024
SOC 4246 is also offered in Fall 2023
SOC 4246 is also offered in Fall 2022
SOC 4246 is also offered in Summer 2022
SOC 4246 is also offered in Spring 2022
SOC 4246 is also offered in Fall 2021
Spring 2024 | SOC 4246 Section 001: Sociology of Health and Illness (65330)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Enrollment Requirements:
- soph or jr or sr
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
- Enrollment Status:
Closed (55 of 55 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course is an introduction to the importance of health and illness in people's lives, how social structures impact who gets sick, how they are treated, and how the delivery of health care is organized. By the end of the course you will be familiar with the major issues in the sociology of health and illness, and understand that health and illness are not just biological processes, but profoundly shaped by the organization of society. prereq: One sociology course recommended; soph or above; soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mesposit+SOC4246+Spring2024
- Class Description:
- Improving the health of the U.S. population and reducing disparities therein are national priorities. To reach these goals, social scientists have sought to identify the various factors that influence a person's health status, beyond medical-care quality and access. This course explores this broad area of study, termed the "social determinants of health" -- placing special emphasis on how the uneven distribution of health risks and privileges contribute to the production of health disparities in the United States today.
- Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Articulate sociology's unique contributions to health research.
2. Explain how multiple social determinants of health (e.g., socioeconomic resources; neighborhoods; state violence) come to have real, material implications for individuals' well-being.
3. Summarize how the unequal distribution of social determinants help to explain persistent, racial and class health inequities in the U.S.
4. Conceptualize potential social interventions for reducing population health disparities.
5. Effectively summarize and communicate complex sociological ideas about health for a broad and diverse audience.- Grading:
(1) Participation and Attendance: 15%
(2) Weekly Reading Responses: 25%
(3) Discussion Facilitation: 25%
(4) Final Writing Assignment: 25%
- Exam Format:
- The final will be a written assignment, to be completed at home. More details will be provided upon the start of class.
- Class Format:
- Our course will meet twice each week. The class will be taught through lectures and an active learning approach, centered around dynamic in-class discussions. Your participation -- i.e., reading the materials before class and active engagement during discussions -- is essential for both the success of the course on the whole and your own individual learning
- Workload:
- 75-125 pages of reading each week
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65330/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 October 2023
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