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Hi everyone,
So in order to prepare for the 2015 MCAT, which sociology course should I take?
1) Intro to Sociology
-Survey of the field of sociology: its basic concepts, theories, and research orientation. Topics include social interaction, socialization, culture, social structure, stratification, political power, deviance, social institutions, and social change.
2) Sociology of Medicine
-The goal is to map out the social terrain of medicine: the health care professions, health care systems, illness, and healing.Employs a historical approach to uncover the evolution of health care in the United States and evaluate how sickness and healing are socially constructed and organized. Explores how competing and changing social institutions have reshaped the social landscape of living and dying.
The description of the psychology/sociology portion on the AAMC site:
Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
59 items, 95 minutes
This section tests your knowledge and use of the concepts in psychology, sociology, biology, research methods, and statistics that provide a solid foundation for learning in medical school about the behavioral and socio-cultural determinants of health and health outcomes.
Understanding the behavioral and socio-cultural determinants of health is important to the study of medicine. You will be tested on your knowledge of the ways in which psychological, social, and biological factors influence perceptions and reactions to the world; behavior, and behavior change; what people think about themselves and others; the cultural and social differences that influence well-being; and the relationships between social stratification, access to resources, and well-being.
So in order to prepare for the 2015 MCAT, which sociology course should I take?
1) Intro to Sociology
-Survey of the field of sociology: its basic concepts, theories, and research orientation. Topics include social interaction, socialization, culture, social structure, stratification, political power, deviance, social institutions, and social change.
2) Sociology of Medicine
-The goal is to map out the social terrain of medicine: the health care professions, health care systems, illness, and healing.Employs a historical approach to uncover the evolution of health care in the United States and evaluate how sickness and healing are socially constructed and organized. Explores how competing and changing social institutions have reshaped the social landscape of living and dying.
The description of the psychology/sociology portion on the AAMC site:
Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
59 items, 95 minutes
This section tests your knowledge and use of the concepts in psychology, sociology, biology, research methods, and statistics that provide a solid foundation for learning in medical school about the behavioral and socio-cultural determinants of health and health outcomes.
Understanding the behavioral and socio-cultural determinants of health is important to the study of medicine. You will be tested on your knowledge of the ways in which psychological, social, and biological factors influence perceptions and reactions to the world; behavior, and behavior change; what people think about themselves and others; the cultural and social differences that influence well-being; and the relationships between social stratification, access to resources, and well-being.
