| Lec # | topics | key dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Course | |
| 2 | Introduction to Basic Issues | |
| 3 | "Irrational Beliefs" in Disease Causation and Treatment | |
| 4 | "Irrational Beliefs" in Disease Causation and Treatment (cont.) | |
| 5 | Symbolic Healing and Harming | |
| 6 | The Cultural Construction of Disease | |
| 7 | Theoretical Frames | Topics for first paper discussed in the class |
| 8 | Meaning, Medicine, and Illness | |
| 9 | The Institution(s) of Medicine I | |
| 10 | The Institution(s) of Medicine II Video: Back from Madness | First paper due in the class |
| 11 | The Institution(s) of Medicine III | |
| 12 | The Institution(s) of Medicine IV Video: Deadly Deception | |
| 13 | The Institution(s) of Medicine V | |
| 14 | The Institution(s) of Medicine VI Video: The Search for Satan | |
| 15 | The Institution(s) of Medicine VII | |
| 16 | Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context I Video: Simple Courage | |
| 17 | Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context II | Second paper due in the class |
| 18 | Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context III | |
| 19 | Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context IV | |
| 20 | Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context V | |
| 21 | Stigmatized Conditions and the Construction of Illness | |
| 22 | The Challenge of Chronic Illness | |
| 23 | New Reproductive Technologies Video: The Lynchburg Story | |
| 24 | New Reproductive Technologies (cont.) The Social and Political Context of Reproduction | Third paper due in the class |
| 25 | The Social and Political Context of Reproduction (cont.) | |
| 26 | Wrap-up: Students Present 5-minute Summaries of Third Papers |