SOCI 500 Special Topics: Race Theory

This course will explore historical and modern epidemics including the Bubonic Plague, HIV/AIDS, Zika Virus, Ebola and others from a sociological perspective. Broadly speaking, sociology is the study of society. As sociologists we are concerned with how unequal power relations organize the social world and shape individual lives. When we view infectious diseases from this perspective we find that those most vulnerable in a society are most likely to experience adverse health. In this course, we will explore the transmission routes of disease and the reaction of society to the epidemic and those affected.