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P8763  Stress, identity, and health

An advanced seminar course that engages students in critically examining the theoretical principles, conceptual issues, and empirical findings related to sociological and social psychological research in stress, identity, and health. Students analyze the impact of self and identity on the relation-ship of stress and health, and generate principles that describe the stress processes in various minority groups. They compare and contrast stress processes related to prejudice among various socially disadvantaged groups, differentiating between structural and individual sources of stress, and explain coping and social support processes among minority groups and their impact on health. By the conclusion of the seminar, students are able to apply concepts on stress, identity, and health to the development of original research and communicate in written and oral form a synthesis of theory and research on stress, identity, and health on public health problems.

3 points