Culture, Reproductive SciTech

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Full Title: Culture and Reproductive Science and Technology. Course Description: This course examines social and cultural dimensions of reproductive science and technology in a global context. The focus in on medical anthropological ethnographic research of reproductive medicine. Topics to be examined include medical science and technology for the management of pregnancy, birth, menstruation and menopause; assisted reproductive technologies for infertility treatment; and prenatal diagnostic technologies. The course explores changes in reproductive healthcare in the context of globalization and under different state regimes and considers how an understanding of the influence of culture and social relations on reproductive health is crucial for the development of public and global health policy and practice.