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SCSO 1550D - Biomedicalization: The Body as a Social Problem |
Why are more and more aspects of daily life seen as biomedical problems? What are the social processes and political effects that motivate people to view the body this way? This course explores how contemporary health and behavior conditions are being defined and treated by analyzing biomedical research, health, and bodily knowledge in its various institutional formations: governmental knowledge, health policy, capital markets, and popular culture. Recommended prerequisites for the course are either one course in medical sociology or anthropology (e.g. Culture and Health) or one in science studies (e.g. Introduction to Science and Society). Enrollment limited to 40.
1.000 Credit hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Biology (Bio) Department Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classifications: Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 |
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