Women, Health and Technology
SOC 227
Spring 2006
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01
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| Crosslisting:
SISP 357, WMST 227 |
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 providers 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. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Speaking, Writing, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 OR SOC152 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Ehrenreich and English, NURSES, WITCHES AND MIDWIVES
Batt, PATIENTS NO MORE: THE POLITICS OF BREAST CANCER
Fisher, NURSING WOUNDS
Ehrenreich and English, COMPLAINTS AND DISORDERS
Luker, DUBIOUS CONCEPTIONS
Daniels, AT WOMEN'S EXPENSE
Fried, FROM ABORTION TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
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Examinations and Assignments:
A weekly reading journal; one research paper; class presentations. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
A prerequisite override form, secured from the Registrar's Office, will be available for SISP and WMST majors as well as pre-med students who have not met the prerequisites. Sophomores will be considered during the Drop/Add period. |
| Instructor(s): Fisher,Sue C. Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC136; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 6 | JR non-major: 7 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
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