SOCY 645 - Health and Illness in the 21st Century

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This course will examine issues that characterize modern medical practice and medical care including health care costs; public and private health care providers and insurers; treatment of important chronic and infectious diseases; public health issues related to chronic diseases; medical ethics; socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic differences in health and medical care; and medical research. Readings will be assigned from the current medical literature.
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: graduate standing.