Global Perspectives on Women’s Health

Bibliographic Information

Course Title

Global Perspectives on Women's Health

Institution Where Taught

University of Toronto

Year Course Taught

2019

Web Address (URL)

https://anthropology.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/course-information-1/course-descriptions/

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Course Number

ANT460H

Course Description

This fourth-year seminar examines how female gender shapes health and illness. Using case studies of sexual health, fertility and its management, substance use/abuse, mental health, and occupational/labor health risks, the course investigates the material, political, and socio-cultural factors that can put women at risk for a range of illness conditions.

Notes

      • Prerequisite: ANT 343H or ANT 348H

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

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