TY - JOUR AU - Polgar, Michael PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - SOCIOLOGY OF ILLNESS, HEALTH CARE AND MEDICINE JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/sociology-of-illness-health-care-and-medicine SP - AB - This course will apply sociological concepts and data to describe illness experiences, health care, medicine, and medical organizations. Course readings and presentations will explore social epidemiology, variations in health that are related to variations in populations. This course will consider social variations in meanings and experiences of illness and disability. The course will also examine health care systems and policies in the US and the world, including the medical and nursing professions, health care insurance, and topics in bioethics. ER -