Social Stress Theory examines how pressures from society, relationships, and environment affect mental and physical health.

You can a make a big impact in your community's health by understanding its cultural, social, and psychological influencers. With a PhD in Medical Sociology, you'll be prepared for a career as a ...

Her teaching interests are rooted in the sociology of health and illness, especially mental health and stigma. Her research focuses on the influence of social relationships on perceptions of self and ...

The field of Sociology of Health examines the ways in which social structures, interactions, and cultural contexts shape health outcomes and the distribution of disease across populations. It ...

SOC 318, Social Networks and Health, explores how social networks influence health through creative assignments including photo scrapbooks and fiction writing. The course was created under the ...

Additionally, Dr. Cockerham was President of the Research Committee on Health Sociology of the International Sociological Association from 2006-2010 and served on the editorial boards of the American ...

Psychology and sociology are attracting students worldwide, each offering distinct paths. Psychology focuses on individual ...

Biography Don Grant is Professor of Sociology and Fellow of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder. He also directs the university’s certificate programs ...

What is Sociology? The American Sociological Association defines sociology as “the study of social life, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior.” A sociologist ...