SOC-44093 credit hours

Seminar in the Sociology of Science, Medicine, and Technology

Sociology · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion

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SOC-4409 prerequisites

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SOC-1100Introduction to Sociology I: Concepts and Methods
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Description

This course examines major theoretical developments and trends in the interrelated areas of science, medicine and technology. Topics include the political economy of medicine, social history of medicine, bioethics and biopolitics, the pharmaceutical industry, medical imaging and graphics technologies, genetic engineering, the social studies of science and technology, and the sociology of scientific knowledge.

Requisite courses

SOC-1100 or SOC-1101 [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Instructor Permission Required.

Seminar

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