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.

This course meets the Social Science general education distribution requirement.

Prerequisites: SOC& 101 and at least 90 credits completed of 100/200 level courses

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

College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Cultural Humility, the ability to practice lifelong learning and critical self-reflection in order to understand one’s own cultural identity and its impact on being open to and supporting the cultures of others.

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50