The field of Sociology of Health examines the ways in which social structures, interactions, and cultural contexts shape health outcomes and the distribution of disease across populations. It ...

This article notes an enduring ambivalence in medical sociology concerning the epistemology and ontology of disease and shows this is precisely an ambivalence concerning whether biomedical disease ...

My research examines how social context and aging interact to influence human behavior and health. I'm actively working on projects related to: Contemporary social conditions that connect education, ...

Societal aging is accompanied by a host of challenges, including how to provide care, income, and engagement opportunities for a growing population of older people. By examining societal trends ...

Human behaviour can be puzzling, complex, fascinating, and bizarre. If you’re interested in challenging, observing, or commenting on how we live today, you’ll find the topics covered in this minor ...

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta may not sound famous, but the University of South Carolina is offering a course next spring devoted to her and the sociology of fame. Apparently one secret to ...

This course is available on the BSc in Language, Culture and Society, BSc in Sociology, Erasmus Reciprocal Programme of Study and Exchange Programme for Students from University of California, ...