SOCL7287 (Social Movements in Health) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Offers a graduate seminar centering on health social movements. Also explores general social movement theory and research. Uses concepts from science and technology studies, and covers some core medical sociology concerns such as health inequalities; personal experience of illness; and lay-professional disputes over disease identification, causation, prevention, and treatment. Among the movements covered are disability rights, breast cancer activism, medical activism, Black health movements, environmental justice, community health centers, patients’ rights, and health access movements.
Data updated October 2026.