SOC 591C Global Perspectives on Health Care

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SOC 591C Global Perspectives on Health Care

• James G. Anderson, Ph.D.
• Department of Sociology Anthropology
• Purdue University

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Objectives

• Understand alternatives to the U.S. health care
  system
• Understand the social, political and economic
  dynamics of health care systems
• Analyze the relative influences of various
  interest groups in the formation of health
  policies
• Analyze the impact of social forces on health
  care systems

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Organization

• The class will be divided into small groups or
  teams.
• Class participation (10). Each student is
  responsible for attending class and
  participating in discussions and group
  assignments
• Group assignment 1 (10). Critique of
  Medicine and Culture
• Group assignment 2 (40). Comparison of
  four countries
• Individual assignment 3 (40). Comparison of
  three countries

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Topics

• Comparing Health Care Systems
• Cultural Context of Health Care
• Health Care Costs
• Health Care Quality
• Access to Health Care
• Gender and Health
• Traditional/Alternative Medicine
• Health Care Reform
• Aging and Long Term Care
• Public Health

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Course Materials

• Syllabus is available at CopyMat.
• Texts are available at Vons Book Store