NURS 60303 - Seminar in Women's Health

Explores holistic women's health in the contexts of history, culture, science. Examines the influence of race, gender, age, and class on women's embodied experiences and women's health. Reviews effect of oppression and influence of power and privilege on systems and processes. Analyzes the impact of social construction of gender on women as consumers and providers of health care. Reframes contemporary systems to challenge prevailing social values and actions; suggests alternative practices and research agendas. Promotes women's ownership and self-agency in naming misogyny, understanding health behaviors and selected problems; identifying choices in prevention and care. Introduces global considerations in women's health.





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