SOC 050 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL JUSTICE STUDIES
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- 3
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- 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 theoretical perspectives highlight power dimensions within health care systems