An examination of the changing relationship between biomedical research and technologies, medical practice, and social structures since 1800. Topics may include: risk and medical screening, public health, medical specialization, tropical medicine, immunology, microbiology, psychiatric illness and psychopharmacology. Course credit exclusions: SC/STS 3780 6.00 (prior to Winter 2014), AK/STS 3780 6.00.
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.
This course examines public policy approaches to disability in Canada and other western nations. It considers the extent to which public policy can provide persons with disabilities access to societal resources; voice in policy development and opportunities for participation in everyday life. Prerequisite: HH/HLST 2020 3.00. Open to: Students in the BHS Honours program with […]
This course examines depictions of disability in art, cinema and literature, exploring historical representations, intersections of class, gender and race, and connections to dominant social perceptions of disability. Prerequisites: the completion of at least 84 credits, including AP/SOSC 2110 6.0 or AP/SOSC 2150 9.0, or written permission of the instructor.
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.