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ANSO 303-01, Medical Sociology, Fall 2007

McGowan, Thomas G.
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Anthropology and Sociology, Department of, Syllabus, Curriculum, Academic departments, Text, 2007 Fall
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Medical sociology is the theoretical, empirical and applied study of the social dimensions of health, illness, disease and the provision and consumption of health care. Topics that will be covered in this course include epidemiology, social demography of health, the relationship between social stress and health, health and illness behavior, the sick role, the physician-patient relationship, the organization of health care and medical practice, and the moral and ethical aspects of health care practice and policy.
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This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.