Spring 2009

SOC 308 • Women's Reproductive Health for Nonscience Majors

Course Description

PHR 318W and SOC 308 (topic 2) may not both be counted.

Overview of contemporary women's reproductive health issues, with emphasis on physiological, biological, psychosocial, historical, and cultural influences that affect the reproductive health of women during adolescence, the childbearing years, and midlife. Lecture and discussion.

Grading Policy

2 midterm exams multiple choice, short answer, essay questions 25% each
Comprehensive final exam multiple choice, short answer, essay questions 40%
Discussion/class participation, 10%

Texts

New Dimensions in Women's Health, 2nd ed.
Contraceptive Technology, Robert Hatcher, ed. 1999
Course packet, to be determined

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