SOCI 3313 - Sociology of Health

3 hrs

Examination of the dynamics of a populations health within layered social contexts (nations, state, county, city, neighborhood); socio-cultural and physical environmental influences on population health; spatial and temporal dimensions of population health; study of historical and current theories of population health, with emphasis on the social determinants of health; comparisons of individual (medical model) and population-based perspectives on health.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1301.
Offered: Fall.