STSO 4400 - Medicine, Culture, and Society

This course is a sociological and anthropological exploration of health and illness. By the end of the course, students will have an overall picture of health fields, problems faced by patients and caregivers, medicine and health in non-Western societies, and the social shaping of disease and therapeutic choices.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: STSO 2510, STSO 2520 , STSO 2500 , or permission of instructor

When Offered: spring term, odd-numbered years

Credit Hours: 4