Explores the developing role of psychology in the health field. It provides psychological frameworks that elucidate the (non) practice of health behaviours, the role of stress in illness, adjustment to and coping with illness and representations of health/illness. Prerequisites: HH/PSYC 1010 6.00. Course credit exclusions: HH/KINE 3100 3.00, HH/KINE 4710 3.00, GL/PSYC 3635 3.00.
Violence against women, children, and the elderly, examined in historical and cross-cultural perspective. Areas to be discussed include: emotional impact of abuse; racist and patriarchal ideology; sex industry and the media; treatment of abusers; legal practices and the state.
Provides a basic understanding of the statistical reasoning and fundamental statistical techniques frequently used to analyze social data. It introduces students to the uses of computers and statistics in the social sciences. It helps develop necessary critical skills to evaluate empirical research.
This course uses a critical human rights approach to examine the social determinants of health and intersectional identities in relation to women’s health. Medical practices, Canada’s health care system, and gender are examined. The course deals with reproductive health, mental health, body image, and other issues that impact women’s health in their everyday lives.
By focusing on influential post-colonial theorists, this course examines 20th century attempts to rethink the Western humanistic tradition from the point of view of colonized and formerly colonized peoples.
This course introduces students to various feminist and linguistic theories and methodologies to help them identify and interrogate women's narratives of victimization, resistance and survival. These discursive representations are presented in various forms, including interview excerpts, creative non-fiction and autobiography.
This course focuses on the significance of the Mozambican short-story in defining a national literary tradition. It is based on historically and socially contextualized readings of Mozambican short stories. Note: Students are given the option of writing their essays in Portuguese or in English.
An examination of Africa's present crisis, identifying both the opportunities for, and the severe constraints upon, the political and economic transformation of selected African states, with emphasis varying from year to year, on Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. Course credit exclusions: GL/POLS 3200 6.00.
Through its "civilizing" mission, colonization contributed to the development of gender relations in African societies, among other things. In this sense, this course deals with the social relations of gender in colonial and post-colonial Africa.
This course focuses on the skills and knowledge needed for working in the international development sector both in Canada and internationally. Students learn how international development works in practice and can explore career options in the international development sector. Students develop skills in project design and implementation, proposal writing, fundraising, intercultural communication, budgeting and project […]