SOC 325 - Medical Sociology: Health and Diversity
- Recent Professors
- Marcellino Morales
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026
- Class Size
- Not published
- Difficulty
- 6.2Demandingout of 10
- Credits
- 3
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of SOC 325
- Transfers To
- CSU
- Description
- Social structure affects health care systems and the health of individuals across social groups (e.g., race, ethnicity, social class, gender, etc.). Topics include disparities in medical access and delivery of care, history of the medical profession, health care reform, medicalization, the social construction of illness, and patient voices. Various sociological theoretical perspectives highlight power dimensions within health care systems. Theater Arts Department