Our researchers addresses the most important and current topics in sociology and in society today – inequalities and inequities in health, the social determinants of health and healthy aging, understanding the experience of health and of illness, and health care systems and policies. They are also committed to seeing that their research makes a difference in people’s lives by focusing on people’s health-related experiences, citizen involvement and community engagement in health and health care decision-making. Students in this program will be able to take courses in and explore research on a variety of topics in these areas.

The following courses focus on or are related to the study of health:

• SOCI 285 - Health over the Life Course
• SOCI 304 - Self, Identity and Society
• SOCI 305A – Perspectives on Family Relationships
• SOCI 305B – Families and Social Change
• SOCI 327 - Inequities in Health and Health Care
• SOCI 345 - Sociology of Mental Health
• SOCI 385 - Sociology of Aging
• SOCI 404 – The Consuming Self in a Social World
• SOCI 445 - Sociology of Health and Illness
• SOCI488 – Sociology of Death and Dying

Some examples of research opportunities in the area of health and aging include:

• Social Determinants of Health
• Maternity Care
• Gerontology
• Cross-Cultural Health Care Provision
• Medical Sociology
• Mortality and Morbidity
• Health and the Life Course
• Women’s and Girls’ Health
• Dementia and Alzheimer's

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