WS 354 - Global Women?s Issues

Institution:

University of North Alabama

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Description:

Students will consider from a global perspective the effects of customary practices and socio-economic factors that affect women. These issues may include educational issues such as illiteracy, the education of girl children, and educational opportunities; customary practices such as arranged marriages, dowry, and circumcision; structural violence, both governmental and non-governmental; socio-economic issues such as sex traffic in women and children; and economic issues such as economic empowerment. The course will address the issues of women's rights as human rights with the goals that students will gain a cross-cultural perspective. (Spring, even-numbered years)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.una.edu

Phone Number:

(256) 765-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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