Dr. Edward Morse's
Sociology 609 Course
Syllabus:
PART I
I. Introduction to Topic
II. Historical Overview
III. Readings:
*Reiser, Medicine and the Reign of Technology
*Cockerham, Medical Sociology, Chapter 1
P. Starr, The Social Transformation of American Medicine, Basic Books, 1982 (Library)
IV. The Profession of Medicine
Readings:
*Cockerham, Chapters 8,9,10
*Charles Bosk, Forgive and Remember
V. The Sick Role
Readings:
*T. Parsons, The Social System, Chapter 10, pp. 428-454.
*Cockerham, Chapters 6,7
*Freidson, Profession of Medicine, pp. 203-331 (L)
*Davis, "Definition of Time and Recovery in Paralytic Polio Convalescence", A.J.S., Vol. 61,
1956 (L)
*Hang & Lavin, "Practioner or Patient Who's in Charge", JHSB, Vol. 22, No. 99, September 1981 pp. 212-228.
VI. Social Epidemiology
Readings:
*Cockerham, Chapters 2,3
*Koos, Health of Regionville (L)
Zborowski, “Cultural Components in Responses to Pain”, Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 8, 1952 (H)
*Roth, “Ritual and Magic in the Control of Contagion”, ASR, Vol. 22, No. 3, 1957 (H)
VII. High-Risk Health Behavior Patterns:
Readings:
*Des Jarlais, “Prospects for a Public Health Perspective on Psychoactive Drug Use”, American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 90, No. 3, March 2000, pp. 335-337.
*Basen, Edmunson, and Parcel, “Structure of Health Risk Behavior Among High School Sudents”, Journal of Counsulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 64, No. 4, 1996, pp. 764-775.
*Gibbons and Gerrard, “Predicting Young Adults’ Health Risk Behavior”, Journal of Personality
and Social Psychology, Vol. 69, No. 3, 1995, pp. 505-517.
*Johnston, O’Malley, and Bachman, “National Survey on Drug Use from The Monitoring the
Future Study, 1975-1994,” Vol. 1, Secondary School Students, The University of Michigan
Institute for Social Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services.
*Kahn, et al, “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-United States, 1993,” Journal of School Health,
Vol. 65, No. 5, May 1995, pp. 163-171.
*Prochaska, et al, “Stages of Change and Decisional Balance for 12 Problem Behaviors”, Health
Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 1, 1994, pp. 39-46.
*Basen-Enquist and Edmundson, “Structure of Health Risk Behavior Among High School
Students”, Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 64, No. 4, 1996, pp. 764-775.
*Klovdahl, A.S., et al, “Social Networks And Infectious Disease: The Colorado Spring Study”, Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 38, No. 1, 1994, pp. 79-88.
*Martinez, T.E., et al, “Psychosocial Histories, Social Environment, and HIV Risk Behaviors of Injection and Noninjection Drug Using Homeless Youths”, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Vol. 30, No. 1, 1998, pp. 1-10.
*Wallace, Rodrick, et al, “AIDS, Violence and Behavioral Coding: Information Theory, Risk Behavior and Dynamic Process on Core-Group Sociogeographic Networks”, Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 43, No. 3, 1996, pp. 339-352.
VIII. Behavioral Interventions:
Readings:
*Valente, Thomas W. and Vlahov, David, “Selective Risk Taking Among Needle Exchange Participants: Implications for Supplemental Interventions”, American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 91, No. 3, March 2001, pp. 406-411
*Miller, William R. “Increasing Motivation for Change”. In: Hester, R. K., and Miller, W. R., eds. Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches. New York: Pergamon Press,1989, pp. 67-80.
IX. Psychosocial Neuro-Immunology:
Introduction:
1. *Ader, Cohen, and Felten, "Brain, Behavior, and Immunity" (Editorial), Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Vol. 1, 1987. Pp.1-6.
X. Stress:
2. *Glaser, et al, "Stress-Related Immune Suppression: Health Implications", Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Vol. 1, 1987. pp. 7-20.
3. *Cobb, "Social Support as a Moderator of Life Stress", Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol. 38, No. 5, September-October 1976. pp. 300-314.
4. *Pearlin and Schooler, "The Structure of Coping", Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 19, March 1978. pp. 2-21.
5. *Thoits, "Multiple Identities and Psychological Well-Being: A Reformulation and Test of the Social Isolation Hypothesis", American Sociological Review, Vol. 48, April 1983. pp. 174-187.
6. *Wolinsky and Wolinsky, "Expecting Sick-Role Legitimation and Getting It", Journal of Health and Social
Behavior, Vol. 22, September 1981. pp. 229-242.
7. Bohus, Koolhaas, Heijnen, de Boer, "Immunological responses to social stress: dependence on social
environment and coping abilities," Neuropsychobiology, Vol. 28, No. 1-2, 1993, pp. 95-99.
8. Glaser, Pearson, Bonneau, Esterling, Atkinson, Kiecolt-Glaser, "Stress and the memory T-cell response to
the Epstein-Barr virus in healthy medical students," Health Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 6, November 1993,
pp. 435-442.
9. *Folkman, Chesney, Cooke, Boccellari, Collette, “Caregiver Burden in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative
Partners of Men With AIDS,” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 62, No. 4, 1994,
pp. 746-756.
XI. Social Support:
10. *Wethington and Kessler, "Perceived Support, Received Support, and Adjustment to Stressful Life Events", Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 27, March 1986. pp. 78-89.
11. *Sarason, Levine, Basham, and Sarason, "Assessing Social Support: The Social Support Questionnaire", Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 44, No. 1, 1983. pp. 127-139.
12. *Becker and Joseph, "AIDS and Behavioral Change to Reduce Risk: A Review", Americal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 78, No. 4, April 1988. pp. 394-410.
13. Williams, Ware, and Donald, "A Model of Mental Health, Life Events, and Social Supports Applicable to General Populations", Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 22, December 1981. pp. 324-336.
14. *Revenson, Wollman, and Felton, "Social Supports as Stress Buffers for Adult Cancer Patients",
Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol. 45, No. 4, August 1983. pp. 321-331.
15. Pakenham, Dadds, Terry, “Relationships Between Adjustment to HIV and Both Social Support and
Coping,” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 62, No. 6, 1994, pp. 1194-1203.
16. Turner, Miller, and Barker, "AIDS Research and the Behavioral and Social Sciences", AIDS 1988: A Symposium, Washington D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science. pp. 251-267.
17. Broadhead, et al, "The Epidemiologic Evidence for a Relationship Between Social Support and Health", American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 117, No. 5, May 1983. pp. 521-537.
18. Goodkin, Blaney, Feaster, Fletcher, Baum, Mantero-Atienza, Klimas, Millon, Szapocznik, Eisdorfer,
"Active coping style is associated with natural killer cell cytotoxicity in asymptomatic HIV-1 seropositive
homosexual men," Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Vol. 36, No. 5, October 1992. pp. 635-650.
19. Kiecolt-Glaser, Malarkey, Chee, Newton, Cacioppo, Mao, Glaser, “Negative behavior during marital
conflict is associated with immunological down-regulation” <see comments>. Psychosomatic Medicine.
Vol. 55, No. 5, September-October 1993, pp. 395-409.
20. Lonigan, Carey, Finch, “Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents: Negative Affectivity and
the Utility of Self-Reports,” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 62, No. 5, 1994, pp.
1000-1008.
XII. New World of Genetics: Nurture or Nature
21. Benjamin, Li, Patterson, “Population and Familial Association Between the D4 Dopamine Receptor Gene
and Measures of Novelty Seeking”, Nature Genetics, Vol. 12, January 1996, pp. 81-84.
22. *Cloninger, Adolfsson, Svrakic, “Mapping Genes for Human Personality”, Nature Genetics, Vol. 12,
January 1996, pp.3-4.
23. *Richards, “Research Finds Genetic Link to Personality Trait”, British Medical Journal, January 13, 1996,
p. 75
24. *Cascardi, O’Leary, Lawrence, Schlee, “Characteristics of Women Physically Abused by Their Spouses and Who Seek Treatment Regarding Marital Conflict,” Journal of Consulting and Consulting Psychology,
Vol. 63, No. 4, 1995, pp. 616-623.
25. *Blum, Sheridan, Wood, Braverman, Chen, Cull, Comings, “The D2 Dopamine Receptor Gene as a
Determinant of Reward Deficiency Syndrome,” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol. 89, No. 7,
1996, pp. 396-400.
26. *Cadoret, Yates, Troughton, Woodworth, Stewart, “An Adoption Study of Drug Abuse,” Comprehensive
Psychiatry, Vol. 37, No. 2, 1996, pp. 88-94.
27. *Cadoret, Yates, Troughton, Woodworth, Stewart, “Adoption Study Demonstrating Two Genetic Pathways
to Drug Abuse,” Archives of General Psychiatry, Vol. 52, No. 1, 1995, pp. 42-52.
28. *Plomin, Owen, McGuffin, “The Genetic Basis of Complex Human Behaviors,” Science, Vol. 264, No.
5166, 1994, pp. 1733-9.
29. *Wills, Vaccaro, McNamara, “Novelty Seeking, Risk Taking, and Related Constructs as Predictors of
Adolescent Substance Use; An Application of Cloninger’s Theory,” Journal of Substance Abuse, Vol. 6,
No. 1, 1994, pp. 1-20.
XIV. Religion:
30. *Idler, “Religion, Health, and Nonphysical Senses of Self,” Social Forces, Vol. 74, No. 2, December 1995,
683-704.
31. *Levin, “Religion and Health: Is There An Association, Is It Valid, and Is it Causal?” Social Science
Medicine, Vol. 38, No. 11, June 1994, pp. 1475-1482.
32. Levin, & Vanderpool, “Is Frequent Religious Attendance Really Conducive to Better Health?: Toward an
Epidemiology of Religion,” Social Science Medicine, Vol. 24, No. 7, 1987, pp. 589-600.
XV. Methodology:
33. O'Brien, "Using focus groups to develop health surveys: an example from research on social relationships
and AIDS-preventive behavior," Health Education Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 3, Fall 1993, pp. 361-372.
XVI. Adherence:
34. *Morisky, “Concurrent and Predictive Validity of a Self-reported Measure of Medication Adherence”, Medical Care, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 1986, pp 67-74.
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT: DUE DATE-TBA
Student Initiated, Internet Generated, High Risk Behavior Current Literature:
Students will search, locate, and reproduce five scientific articles published between 1998-2000. Provide
one-half page abstract of each article. The articles are to be turned in with the abstracts.
SERVICE LEARNING (COURSE REQUIREMENT)
Each student is expected to participate. Each student will work at either Charity or University Hospital for
a total of 40 hours. You are expected to utilize your service learning experience, both in your paper and
your course participation. You must register for this 1 credit course within two weeks of starting class.
GRADES: Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 20%
Term Paper 20%
Projects 15%
Class Participation 15%
Service Learning 10%
100%
