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Spring 2010
Mar 28, 2024
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BIOL 1920B - Health Inequality in Historical Perspective
This seminar course takes a historical perspective to explore the fundamental causes of health inequality in the US. We will draw on a series of case studies from the 19th century to the present to examine the socio-political and economic context of health and disease, focusing specifically on how race, class, and gender shape the experience of health, notions of disease causality, and public health responses. Topics include the health consequences of immigration, incarceration, race-based medicine, the Chicago heat wave, and Katrina. BIOL 0200 (BI 20) required. Previous course work in Africana Studies or Science and Technology Studies preferred. Enrollment is restricted to second and third year students and is limited to 20 students. Written permission required. An application for entry will be distributed on the first day of class. Not for concentration credit as a Biology course.
1.000 Credit hours
1.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Primary Meeting

Biology (Bio) Department

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications:     
      Semester Level 06
      Semester Level 05
      Semester Level 03
      Semester Level 04

Prerequisites:
Undergraduate level BIOL 0200 Minimum Grade of S

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