PARW 6790 - Contemporary Issues in Women's Health

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California Institute of Integral Studies

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Description:

This class offers a personal, multicultural, feminist exploration of women's health issues. We begin with a review of female anatomy and physiology, followed by an examination of diverse cross-cultural, trans-historic notions regarding the innate health, illness, and normalcy of the female body. The class explores the marginalization of women's health issues within dominant socio-cultural or scientific frameworks and their implications for health policy and planning. Readings drawn from science and medicine, feminism, psychology, and the writings and literature of women of color, along with the student's own experience, will be used to review topics and controversies in contemporary women's health, such as the following: reproductive health rights; women, cancer, and environmental pollution; health issues and inequities among socially marginalized female populations; local and global violence against women; women's roles in scientific and biological health fields; complementary, alternative, and integrative health care for women; social and ethical issues of the new reproductive technologies; menstruation, childbirth, aging, and menopause; and body image and eating disorders. The class includes a visit to a local health facility.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ciis.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 575-6100

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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