Catalog 2021-2022 
    
    May 02, 2024  
Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 401 Behavioral and Cultural Issues in Healthcare

5 credits
This course introduces behavior and cultural issues that impact individual and population health and their relationship to public policy development and public health intervention programs.

Prerequisites: SOC& 101  or admission to the BAS in Behavioral Healthcare program

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Identify and apply sociological theories and methods utilized in health research
  • Analyze health policies
  • Compare and contrast various health care models around the world
  • Identify key social, cultural, economic, and political components of individual and community health
  • Analyze how social factors create and shape health inequalities along multiple dimensions (i.e., gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, socio-economic class, etc.)
  • Describe the effects of inequitable health care access and delivery on individuals, families, and society
  • Analyze the role of structural inequalities in perpetuating inequitable health care access and delivery
  • Examine the impact of corporate control of health systems
  • Explore social movements and proposed solutions related to health disparities

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcome:

  • Consider cultural and behavioral factors that influence health status in individuals and populations

Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of intercultural appreciation.

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50