SOCY277

Intersectionality and Illness: How do Overarching Social Inequalities Affect Health Outcomes?

Students will examine the social determinants of disease: the relationship between socioeconomic status and health care access, as well as investigate the links between social status and disease chronicity. Students will further explore how health disparities, health resource distribution, and susceptibility disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities with chronic diseases.

Past Semesters

3 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

3 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.42 between 107 students*

SOCY277 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.69%
A: 47.66%
A+: 2.8%
B-: 6.54%
B: 3.74%
B+: 10.28%
C-: 1.87%
C: 0.93%
F: 3.74%
W: 2.8%
other: 0.93%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.