13156 (v.2) Gender Issues in Health 681
| Area: | School of Public Health |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Examination of the impact of gender on morbidity, mortality and quality of life, lifestyle factors, utilisation of health services, health service provision needs using a developmental model. National and state health and health research targets, goals and outcomes are identified and discussed. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate - Understanding of the difference between sex and gender. Knowledge of the impact of gender on aetiology and health outcomes. Knowledge of gendered health priorities. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Angier N., (1999), Woman - An Intimate Geography, NY, Virago Press. ABS, (1994), Women's Health, (Catalogue No. 4365.0), Canberra, Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS, (1999), National Health Survey, 1995, Canberra, Australian Bureau of Statistics. Campbell A., (2002) A Mind of Her Own - The Evolutionary Psychology of Women, Oxford/NY, Oxford University Press. Kane P., (1991), Women's Health from Womb to Tomb, Basingstoke, MacMillan Press Ltd. Lee C., (1998), Women's Health - Psychological and Social Perspectives, London, SAGE Publications Ltd. Unger R. and Crawford M., (1996), Women and Gender, A Feminist Psychology, (2nd ed.), NY, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Papers (2) 40% and 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
CRICOS provider code 00301J
