COR 230E 2 - HEALTH, ILLNESS AND SOCIETY

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

This course explores the social context of health and illness. We examine the social structures that affect health and illness in contemporary U.S. society, including the way social identity, culture and social systems are organized or not to meet our physical and emotional needs, as well as our potential for self-actualization and our ability to serve a broader social purpose. We also explore the medicalization and organization of social life that affect control over, experiences with and perceptions of health and illness. As a central part of our class, we will take a critical look at the ideology of individualism, as opposed to collectivism, especially as it relates to a healthy natural environment and secure access to basic human needs, such as climate, food and housing. As an integral part of our learning, and to fulfill the COR 2 requirement for the class, everyone will engage in a sacred activism/ community-based project related to health activism where the DCIT, Dominican values and Catholic Social teaching are explored, integrated and applied.

Edgewood COR courses provide an integrative framework for students to understand themselves, become aware of the needs of the world, and develop the gifts they have been given to create a more just, compassionate, and sustainable world. Cross-listed SOC 325