Illness, Culture and Society (A) SA 218 (4)
The study of socio-cultural factors related to health and illness. Focus will be on patterns of health seeking activity, systems of health care, causal and symbolic factors involved in physical and mental illness, and the medicalization of life in contemporary society. The disciplinary focus of the course will vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: SA 101 or 150 or 201W. Students with credit SA 460 when offered as Medical Anthropology may not take SA 218 for further credit.