This course explores the roles of social and cultural factors as determinants of public health and examines social epidemiology concepts and approaches. Seminar participants explore how social science disciplines are useful in analyzing and solving public health challenges. Students will develop an overview of available research on the socio-economic, racial/ethnic, and gender gradients in health domestically and internationally. Structural violence as a social force will be emphasized. In addition, the course emphasizes the relationships among methodological strategies, theory development, and the evolution of social policy.

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