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Oct 05, 2024
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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.
Prerequisite(s): (SOSC3001 or SOSC3002 or SOSC3003)
Lecture Hours: 3
Repeat Status: NR - Not Repeatable
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Schedule Type: Lecture, Asynchronous Instruction
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