COM 2406

Gender-related health issues have always been the subject of sensitive social, cultural, and political debate. This course explores current healthcare practices, experiences, and systems that are both affecting and affected by gender norms, performances, and representations. A critical review and analysis of the ways sexual minorities have been treated by health institutions in the major stages of human history are conducted in the class. Students learn the complex interplay among health, communication, and gender, with specific focus on how gender-based communication practices affect people’s everyday decisions and choices in medical care, and on what we can do to improve the current healthcare system and environment.The minimum technological requirements for fully online sections of this course are a working camera and microphone. Students are expected to turn on cameras and microphones at their instructor's request.

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