SOCI 331: Exposed! Sociology of Environment and Aging (Rev. C2) Report a Broken Link

Sociology 331: Exposed! Sociology of Environment and Aging is a three-credit, intermediate level course that explores how and why environmental factors can affect your health across the life course. It also explores strategies for prevention of such diseases as cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes.

Unit 1


Required Readings

Read the Executive Summary and chapters 1 and 2.

Read pages 1 through 26.

Unit 2


Required Readings

Unit 3


Required Readings

Read the Executive Summary and chapters 1, 2, and 4.

Read chapters 4 through 7.

Unit 4


Required Readings

Read chapter 3 and pages 65 to 67.

Unit 5


Required Readings

Read the following:

  • Sections 9.2.4 to 9.3 (pages 82 to 87) in Chapter 9
  • Sections 10.3.1 to 10.4 (pages 93 to 100) in Chapter 10
  • Sections 13.2.3 to 13.3 (pages 151 to 158) in Chapter 13 
  • Section 11.7 (Key Points on pages 115 to 117) in Chapter 11 

Read the following:

  • Pages 102 to 113
  • Pages 148 to 165

Unit 6


Required Readings

Read the following sections in chapter 12:

  • Section 12.1 (pages 118 to 119)
  • Section 12.5 (pages 131 to 141)
  • Section 12.7 (pages 144 to 146)

Assignment 2


Unit 7


Required Readings

Read pages 1 to 14

Read pages 4 to 23

Unit 8


Required Readings

Read chapter 9

(minute 30:55–48:38)