Medical and Mental Health

The graduate program in the Department of Sociology at Kent State University offers a specialization in medical sociology and sociology of mental health. Within those broad areas, students and faculty study a range of topics:

• The stress process

• Neighborhoods and health

• Doctor-patient interaction

• Identities and health

• Aging

• Health disparities

• Caregiving and caregivers

• Epidemiology

• Substance use

COURSES

The department offers numerous courses on health and mental health, including the Sociology of Healthcare, Sociology of Medicine, Epidemiologic Methods in Health Research, Sociology of Mental Health & Mental Disorders, and Social Gerontology.