WMST 140: Reproduction: Policies, Politics, and Practices

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2012-13 → 2009-10 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours

Catalog page 412

Prerequisites: upper-division standing

Description: Examines reproductive policies, politics, and practices from a cross-cultural and historical perspective. Discusses political and economic processes and soci- ocultural dynamics, population control, sex prefer- ence, infanticide and neonatal neglect, adoption and foster parenting, abortion, technologically assisted conception, and gestational surrogacy. Cross-listed with ANTH 147. Fulfills the Social Sciences require- ment for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.