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 ...

Church pews, gospel songs and prayer have offered comfort in Black communities for generations. But, even the strongest ...

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 ...

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Chair Emeritus This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Research ...

In 2011, the number of faculty jobs posted either for assistant professors or positions for which any faculty rank is possible was just 4 percent below the level in 2008, the year in which the ...

Interventions to address firearm accessibility and related dangers should account not only for direct exposure to violence but also for complex psychosocial pathways through which firearms affect ...

What did you do before coming to Drexel? Before joining Drexel as an assistant teaching professor in the Sociology Department, I lived, worked and attended graduate school in Bloomington, Indiana.

The Sociology (B.S.) promotes critical thinking, data literacy, an appreciation and understanding of diversity, a complex understanding of human behavior, and an awareness of how big ideas (social ...

Sociology of Health & Illness is an international English language journal which publishes sociological articles on all aspects of health, illness, medicine and healthcare. Addiction is a widespread ...