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Academic Year 2000/2001
Women, Health and Technology
SOC 227 SP
What is it like for women physicians today? What are the politics of the delivery of health care to women? Has beauty become a health issue? Can women physicians make a difference in the way health care is delivered to
women patients? What is the
relationship between the work women do and the illnesses they get? What role does medical technology play in the health care women receive today? In this course we will explore the relationship between women's roles in
the medical system as both provider
s and consumers and the development and use of medical technologies. A variety of feminist theoretical analyses will be applied to the range of topics under discussion.
MAJOR READINGS
Ehrenreich and English, NURSES, WITCHES AND MIDWIVES Lorder, WOMEN PHYSICIANS Batt, PATIENTS NO MORE: THE POLITICS OF BREAST CANCER Fisher, IN THE PATIENT'S BEST INTEREST Ehrenreich and English, COMPLAINTS AND
DISORDERS Luker, DUBIOUS
CONCEPTIONS Daniels, AT WOMEN'S EXPENSE Fried, FROM ABORTION TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
A research paper. A class presentation. Reading journals.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
A prerequisite override form, secured through the Registrar's office, will be available for SISP and WMST majors as well as pre-med students. Sophomores will be considered during the Drop/Add period. Unless
preregistered students attend the first
class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
SOC151
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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