GSSA 2102 - Gender, Bodies and Health
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code GSSA 2102 Course Gender, Bodies and Health Coordinating Unit Sociology, Criminology and Gender Studies Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 12 units of level 1 undergraduate study Incompatible GWSI 2004, GWSI 3004, GWSI 2102 Assessment 1500 word Minor paper 40%, Tutorial participation and presentation 20%, 2500 word Major paper 45% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Erica Millar
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 Identify the ways in which gender has contributed to the structuring of women’s and men’s bodily experiences of health and illness. 2 Discuss competing discourses that underpin their own understanding of health and illness, as well as those that predominate in popular, everyday and medical fields. 3 Debate contemporary gender theories relating to the body. 4 Explain why health policy must include the socio-cultural, economic and political dimensions of gender and health. 5 Demonstrate an ability to collect and critically analyse material on a gendered health topic. 6 Write logical and coherent arguments based on evidence, and engage in critical debate. 7 Work with others in the exploration of ideas and to collectively negotiate solutions to problems. University Graduate Attributes
No information currently available.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Key weekly readings can be accessed online through MyUni.Recommended Resources
Alsop, R, Fitzsimons, A and K Lennon (2002) Theorizing gender. Oxford: Polity Press.
Bird, C & P Rieker (2008) Gender and health: The effects of constrained choices and social policies. London/New York: Cambridge University Press.
Broom, A & P. Tovey (2009) (eds.), Men’s health: Body, identity and social context. London, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Fausto-Sterling, A. (2000) Sexing the body: Gender politics and the construction of the body. New York: Basic Books.
Fraser, M. & Greco, M. (eds.) (2005) The body: A reader. London: Routledge.
Gough, B and S Robertson (2009) Men, masculinities and health : critical perspectives. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
Howson A (2005) Embodying gender. London: Sage
Lock, M & J. Farquhar. (2007). Beyond the body proper: Reading the anthropology of material life. Durham: Duke University Press.
Lorber, J and L Moore (2002) Gender and the social construction of illness. (2nd Ed) Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press.
Lorber, J and L Moore (2010) (2nd ed) Gendered bodies: Feminist perspectives Oxford University Press.
McNeil, M (2007) Feminist cultural studies of science and technology. Routledge, New York
Petersen, A and R. Bunton (1997) Foucault, health and medicine. London: Routledge.
Reed, L and P. Saukko, (2010) eds. Governing the female body: Gender, health, and networks of power. Albany: State University of New York Press.
Shilling, C (2003) The body and social theory (2nd Ed). London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications
Tuana, N. (2002) (ed) Revealing male bodies. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Turner, B (2009) The body & society: explorations in social theory (3rd Ed) London: Sage.
Watson, J (2000) Male Bodies: health, culture and identity. Buckingham: Open University Press.Online Learning
Lectures, handouts, essay questions, links and updates about contemporary issues and further reading will be posted to the MyUni course site available via the MyUni link on University Web page at www.adelaide.edu.au. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Throughout the semester students will be required to attend a 2 hour lecture and 1 hour tutorial each week. Some weeks the 2 hour lecture will be divided into a lecture and workshop, with the second hour involving problem solving activities. The teaching and learning also involves a number of award winning documentaries and contemporary media to provide further avenues for discussion of key themes.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
1 x 2 hour lecture per week (x 12) 24 hours 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week (x 10) 10 hours 1 x 3 hours reading each week (x 11) 33 hours 1 x 4 hours assignment preparation each week (x 11) 44 hour Total 111 Learning Activities Summary
1 Introduction to the Course and its requirements 2 Gendering Health and Illness 3 Biomedicine and the body 4 Competing discourses of the body
Documentary film5 The politics of bodily metaphors and representations 6 Gendering Foucault 7 Phenomenology and the sentient body 8 Embodying anorexia 9 Sexual strategies and structural violence
Documentary film10 Indigenous men’s health: ‘Condoms are for whitefellas’ 11 Genital glam and genital cutting 12 Islam, kinship and new reproductive technologies Specific Course Requirements
Not applicable.Small Group Discovery Experience
Each week two students will lead a wiki that relates to the week’s topic. All students are expected to engage in online collaborative learning to prepare for tutorials. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
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- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment task task type Weight Minor paper 1500 words Essay 40% Tutorial participation and presentation 20% Major paper 3000 words Research essay 40% Assessment Related Requirements
Students are required to complete all assessment tasks to be eligible to pass this courseAssessment Detail
Each week two students will lead a wiki that relates to the week’s topic. All students will help build these collaborative learning platforms.
Essay questions for the minor essay will be handed out in class.
The major research assignment requires you to use your sociological imagination, research skills, and insights from the lectures, activities, tutorial readings and discussions to create a comparative project of the differing terrains on which a specific illness, physical condition or health status is located. The disease or disorder might be one of many types:
- a relatively common and benign condition such as acne,
- a chronic disorder such as asthma, arthritis, migraine, or multiple sclerosis,
- a less well definable condition such as depression, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or insomnia.
- a life threatening condition such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, anorexia.
- a stigmatised condition such as dyslexia, epilepsy, infertility, schizophrenia, obesity.
The assignment does not require that you have any prior knowledge about the disorder, or that you be a medical expert in the condition.Submission
Your assignments in this course will be submitted online via the relevant MyUni course site.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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