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Class Detail:
FA 2011 Women's Studies WOMENSTD 432 - Advanced Topics in Gender and Health Section 002 Women's Health and Well-being across the Lifespan
Credits:	3
Waitlist Capacity:	99
Advisory Prerequisites:	WOMENSTD 220.
Repeatability:	May be elected twice for credit. May be elected more than once in the same term.
Rackham Information:	Rackham credit requires additional work.
Primary Instructor:	Segar,Michelle Lynn
	(real time availability for all sections)

What is well-being and why is it important? What gender-specific barriers do women have to achieving the essential aspects of well-being, such as exercising regularly, financial security, career advancement, among others. This course investigates the societal- and personal-level factors that foster or undermine women’s well-being and health. In lecture and discussion, we will pay particular attention to the influential roles of cultural norms, gender-specific roles, economic pressures, motivation, and goals. This seminar builds on previous coursework by focusing more specifically on how to influence well-being throughout your life. Course Requirements: No data submitted. Intended Audience: Upper-level Women's Studies concentrators and Gender and Health minors. Class Format: Seminar. Some classes will include skill-based learning of behaviors that influence well-being (negation, meditation, etc.) There is also an experiential component to this class, where students set and track five “well-being” behaviors over the course of the academic term using the program (www.wbfinder.com) that is free with the course’s Well-being text.

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