Social Foundations of Behavior for the Health Sciences

Hyeyoung Woo - Interests: Health and Well-Being, Social Demography, Sociology of Family, Aging and the Life Course, Race and Ethnic Relations, and Quantitative Research Methods.Matthew Carlson - Interests: Health care coverage, access, and quality; Health policy; Racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care.Ginny Garcia Alexander - Interests: social demography, health disparities (with particular emphasis on obesity and bariatric surgery), the role of religion on health outcomes, poverty, immigration, and quantitative methods.

• Introduction to Sociology.- Social Research Methods.- Self-Concept and Identity Development.- Socialization, Social Interaction, and Group Influence.- Culture.- Race and Ethnicity.- Social Structure and Institutions.- Demographic Structure and Patterns of Society.- Social Inequality/Class/Stratification.-  Health, Health Care, and Health Disparities.