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May 02, 2024
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2019-2020 Augusta University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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SOCI 4317 - Sociology of Health Care (3 Credit Hours)
In this course, students will focus on the provision of health care in the United States and will explore these topics: doctor-patient interactions; research on placebos, nocebos, and the significance of clinical rituals; the meaning and practice of complementary and alternative medicine; the training and work of physicians; the meaning and challenges of evidence-based medicine; the work of nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and midwives; health-care settings such as hospitals, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes; the problem of pricing health care and the role of markets; and various aspects of the effort to reform health care and policy in the United States.
Lecture Hours: 3
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: (SOSC3001 or SOSC3002 or SOSC3003)
Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0
Schedule Type: Lecture, Asynchronous Instruction
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