24 sample documents related to WOMENSTD 220

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  Abstinence Discourse

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Abstinence Discourse: Known as independent control Abstain from sexual intercourse Precludes teaching safer sex practices by may present risks of having sex STIs and undesired pregnancy represents failure to follow the rules Born again virgin Monogamy Dis
   
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  Eating Disorders

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  Eating Disorders Compared to Barbie o Slimmer hips o Flatter nose o No toothy grin Symbol of an ideal woman What a valued female looks like Creates an impossible self image 3 billion women dont look like Barbie, 8 do Barbie traits are determined by geneti
   
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  Expression

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  Sexual Expression: Individuality Does not necessarily involve a partner Presumed heterosexual intercourse A person experiences pleasure (the different ways this happens) Sexual Identity: Range of sexual expression Specific behaviors vs. sexual identity Fu
   
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  Female anatomy

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Labia: the outer lips of the vagina Vagina: 5 to 7 inches long Contains normal folds Changes to accommodate things coming in and out o Expands and retracts o Changes and reacts to sexual stimulation The entrance to the cervix Is a relatively thin tissue (
   
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  Feminism

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  Feminism is for everybody Feminism is a movement to end sexism Does not imply men are the enemy Most people learn about feminism from patriarchal mass media Females can be sexist as well Focus to create gender justice Revolutionary views of femism never r
   
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  Feminist Perspective

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  Feminist Perspective: Equal worth of all humans The personal is political Personal experiences are linked to social patterns Question assumptions o Not facts o Hospital treatments Womens Health From a Feminist Perspective: Consideration of womens health w
   
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  Gender dynamics

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  What Does Gender Got To Do With It: Ways To Answer The Question: Gender in relation to difference in womens health compared to mens health Gender dynamics between health care providers and patients Consideration of the social construction of gender and ho
   
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  Medicalization

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  Components of a Feminist Perspective in Womens Health -work with women as opposed to for women -uses heterogeneity as an assumption, not homogeneity- unique needs -minimizes or exposes power imbalances -rejects androcentric models as normative (male based
   
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  Pap Smears

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  Pap Smears and Pelvic Exam Menstruation The Human Menstrual Cycle: Standard cycle length 28 days (called the lunar cycle) Average blood loss 20-60cc Duration is 3-6 days Under the influence of multiple hormones 28 days is the schedule of the pill Menstrua
   
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  Real Women Campaign

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Real Women Campaign: Knew who did it but still objectification and not totally representative o Celebrate girls o Embrace diversity of body type and size Freshman in college = 15 pounds Body talk: o Diet o Exercising Learning to hate your body Disordered
   
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  Sexual Discourse

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  Sexual Discourse Binary Thinking: two ways to think with no sense of continuum Right and wrong Good or bad Virgin and whore Strait or gay Boxed in one or the other o Provides no exclusion o No grey o No metro sexual or bisexual Social Construction of Wome
   
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  lecture notes 1

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Why consider gender? -the implications in the delivery of quality health care services at the individual and population based level -Considering gender provides the level of difference Difference between sex and gender? -Sex is the biological classificati
   
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  lecture notes 2

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Characteristics of a feminist perspective -Components include-critical analysis, questioning of assumptions regarding societal expectations of roles on an individual and political level -All of this is done with consideration of heterogeneity, power imbal
   
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  lecture notes 3

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  Jeremy Gurwitch January 19, 2011 My First Period Menstrual cycle -Standard cycle length 28 days (21-35) -Average blood loss 20-60 cc -Duration=3-6 days -Under the influence of multiple hormones -FOR 28 days ovulation is at 14 days -Front part of cycle is
   
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  lecture notes 4

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  Jeremy Gurwitch 1-26-11 Sex Sexual Expression -It is very individual -Does not necessarily involve partner -Presumed heterosexual intercourse. -We become sexual in utero and remain orgasmic well into our 90s Aspect of sexuality -Self-awareness -Guides whe
   
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  lecture notes 5

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  Jeremy Gurwitch February 2, 2011 Body -Barbie is a huge bitch; what everyone should look like Bodies of Value -Thin vs fat -People modify their bodies in different ways Fat talk -The way many people experience the discussion with each other on how we feel
   
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  lecture notes 6

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Women and Disabilities Joanne Motino Bailey, CNM PhD Credit to Peg Ball, MA for some slide content Introduction About one out of every 10 women has a disability that affects daily living Disability itself is often seen as illness not simply a way of being
   
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  lecture notes 7 disab

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Themes Women living with disabilities Women caring for others with disability Women making decisions regarding having children with disabilities Caregiver Issues traditionally and currently caregiving is primarily a women\'s issue - majority of caregivers
   
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  lecture notes 8

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Jeremy Gurwitch March 9, 2011 Lecture notes 8 Reproductive Control or Womens Agency Amidst Reproductive Choices What is Choice? -Do we really have choice? -Is it really choice when you only have.choices that suck? Reproductive Control -The personal is pol
   
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  lecture notes 9

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Lecture notes 9 Risks and benefits -Cancer -Unwanted side effects -Nausea -Weight Gain -Mood changes -Blood Clots -Reduction of painful periods -Control over cycles The Ring -Can take it out and put it in The Patch -Supposed to stick very well, not as com
   
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  lecture notes 10

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Lecture 10 notes Hidden Access Issues Medical professionals may see only the disability and not the presenting medical problem At other times medical professionals may overlook disability related complications affecting a current medical issue Less value
   
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  Midterm Readings

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  WS 220- M idterm Readings Study Guide Week 1 Feminist Politics- Where We Stand: Feminism is a movement to end sexism. Many people believe that feminism is about women t rying to be equal to men and contains an anti-male sentiment; but in reality, feminism
   
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  Midterm Study Guide

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Womens Health Study Guide- Midterm Body Trouble: Objectification Theory Fredrickson 1997 women viewed as objects body monitoring as a result of objectification serves as a distraction can become source of pathology eg. anorexia Objectification Objectifica
   
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  womenstd 220F10

  Michigan WOMENSTD 220
  

  Hooks, Feminism is for Everybody - Feminist Politics Where We Stand Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression o Does not mean men were the enemy o Implies all sexist thinking and action is a problem. Originally very anti ma