GLBH 517 Cultural Issues in Health Care - 3 Units
Critical analysis of broad socio-cultural and political forces that impact healthcare access and delivery domestically and internationally. Assessment of ethnocentric beliefs and attitudes that contribute to the gap between marginal populations and healthcare, and strategies of socio-cultural change within the context of power and privilege. Introduction to ethnographic methodology with field experience.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, the successful student will be able to:
- Assess cultural phenomena affecting health
- Describe worldview and how “otherness” is constructed and utilized
- Refer to current literature and research in the area of culture and health
- Assess own worldview, cultural assumptions, and cultural heritage
- Discuss ethical issues in planned socio-cultural change
- Understand the complexity and interaction between culture, health and illness
- Provide an ethnographic description of a selected population and/or social space
- Understand key issues of healthcare delivery, barriers, and strategies to overcome barriers
- Critically analyze and engage the literature in this area of study
Textbook
Spector, R.(2004) Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness [6th ed] CT: Appleton and Lange.
ISBN: 0130493791
Fadiman, A. (1997) The spirit catches you and you fall down. New York: Noonday Press.
ISBN-10: 0374525641
Said, E. (1994). Orientalism. New York: Vintage Books
ISBN-10: 0141187425
Recommended
Kraut, A. (1994) Silent Travelers: Germs, Genes, and the “Immigrant Menace”. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins U. Press.
Diamond, J. (1999) Guns, Germs, and Steel: The fates of human societies. New York: Norton.
Tuition
Tuition is $570 per unit (subject to change).
Course registration
If you would like to join this class in fall 2007, please email Mr. Rafael V. Molina or call 909-558-7762, on-campus ext. 87762, please provide your Last Name, First Name and LLU Student ID.
Registration begins – August 27, 2007
Registration for online courses ends – September 17, 2007
Class starts – September 24, 2007
Blackboard tutorial required
Blackboard is the software system used by Loma Linda University to manage online courses. If this is your first online course through Loma Linda University School of Public Health please take the Blackboard tutorial. This is required before registration can be processed. For more information please contact Mr. Rafael V. Molina.
Computer Requirements
See technology requirements for online courses.
Tuition
School of Public Health Tuition & Fees† |
|
| Fees | $500.50* |
| Tuition (per unit) |
|
| --BSPH | $325 |
| --Master's & doctorate | $610 |
| --Audit | $305 |
| --Online |
$610 |
* Students accepted and registered in the SPH remote/distance and online programs are exempt.
† These costs are for the 2008-09 school year and are subject to change without notice. Please consult the University Catalog under which you were admitted or contact the financial aid office.
