JOUR U348 - Illness, Culture & the Media

Institution:

University of South Carolina-Upstate

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Critical exploration of how media represent the experience, causes, and social effects of illness in the United States and in selected contexts throughout the world. Particular attention is paid to the ways that stigma is attached to people with specific health problems via print and electronic media portrayals and to the ways in which media can be used to combat public ignorance, fear, and misperceptions of illness. Prerequisite: ENGL U102.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uscupstate.edu

Phone Number:

(864) 503-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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