AP/HREQ 3830 6.00

Women's Health and Equity

Women, family health care and medical practice examined in historical and cross-cultural perspective. Areas of discussion: women's roles as mothers, patients, lay healers, midwives, employees and health professionals; childbirth, abortion, menstruation, sexuality and menopause; medicalization and social control; medical sexism and racism. Prerequisite: A 1000-level social science course. Course credit exclusions: None. Prior TO FALL 2009: Prerequisite: A 1000-level social science course. Course credit exclusion: AK/SOCI 3391G 3.00 (prior to Summer 1992), AK/SOCI 3830 6.00.