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WS 234 - The Girl Child-A Global Perspective
Course Description: According to the United Nations, children and youth constitute a high percent of the world’s population. This 3-credit course examines key issues in the lives of girl children including, international rights, gender development, gender stereotypes, globalizations, child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, girls affected by armed conflict, education and schooling, child labor, gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, health and health care. Through an analysis of the ways that gender, race and class intersect, students will have the opportunity to examine the multitude of ways that access to different levels of the social hierarchy allows them to differently negotiate culture, thus increasing or decreasing among other things, their happiness, stress safety, health, and psychological well being. This course is approved for AOK3 and AOK5. Course Rotation: NY:Fall 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Discussion, Lecture, Tutorial Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Inquiry and Exploration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate

WS 234 - The Girl Child-A Global Perspective

Course Description: According to the United Nations, children and youth constitute a high percent of the world’s population. This 3-credit course examines key issues in the lives of girl children including, international rights, gender development, gender stereotypes, globalizations, child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, girls affected by armed conflict, education and schooling, child labor, gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, health and health care. Through an analysis of the ways that gender, race and class intersect, students will have the opportunity to examine the multitude of ways that access to different levels of the social hierarchy allows them to differently negotiate culture, thus increasing or decreasing among other things, their happiness, stress safety, health, and psychological well being. This course is approved for AOK3 and AOK5.

Course Rotation: NY:Fall

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Discussion, Lecture, Tutorial

Women's & Gender Studies Department

Course Attributes:
Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Inquiry and Exploration

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:
Undergraduate