Course Code & Number
SOC 413
Course Title
Medicalisation and Health Sociology
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(2+2+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: SOC 103 OR SOC 101-O OR SOC 101
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
An examination of the sociology of health and medicalisation. Key thematic areas of inquiry include: medicine as an institution; power; the social, political and cultural parameters that shape health and illness experiences and health inequalities; mental health/illness, disability, gender and reproductive technologies, pharmaceuticals.