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(Rerelease) SOC109 – Illness & Morality: A Look at Medical Sociology

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The Importance of Medical Sociology

"I want some autism in my life," he says. "If it looks like Ben Affleck, I can live his life where I'm able to solve complex accounting issues and kill people." Medical sociology is a study of social causes and consequences of health and illness. It includes things like race, gender, class, job, occupation, prestige,. how those things affect health, where you live. The social behavior of patients and health care providers.

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