SOC 424Seminar in Sociology of Health

This interdisciplinary course will cover current issues and debates in health, health care, health care systems, and the socio-cultural aspects of population health and well-being. Students will 1) examine health, illness, and health care through a social determinants of health perspective; 2) gain a thorough understanding of the Canadian health care system, especially its strengths and shortcomings with a global perspective; and 3) learn to compare and critically analyze different nations' health care policies.