2023 Fall
SOCIOL 190 002 - SEM 002
Seminar and Research in Sociology
Reproductive Health, Politics, and Inequalities
ELIZA BROWN
Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023
Th
12:00 pm - 01:59 pm
Social Sciences Building 402
Class #:16943
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Sociology
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
1
Enrolled: 24
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 25
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
2 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week, and 10 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by ELIZA BROWN
Course Catalog Description
Advanced study in sociology, with specific topics to be announced at the beginning of each semester.
Class Description
This course grounds the biological process of human reproduction in social processes and institutions. We will examine social scientific research on a wide range of reproductive topics, including contraception, abortion, assisted reproductive technologies, pregnancy, and birth. We will discuss how the politics of reproduction are shaped by the intersecting inequalities of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, disability, and nationality. This course includes readings about reproduction around the globe with particular attention to the current US context.
Class Notes
During Phase 1, students are unable to directly enroll or wait-list into the Sociology 190 capstone seminars via Cal Central. Instead, students must fill out a 190 Placement Request form - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F23_SOC190 (Available after April 10th)
Dr. Eliza Brown will be te.. show more
Dr. Eliza Brown will be te.. show more
During Phase 1, students are unable to directly enroll or wait-list into the Sociology 190 capstone seminars via Cal Central. Instead, students must fill out a 190 Placement Request form - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F23_SOC190 (Available after April 10th)
Dr. Eliza Brown will be teaching this course. Her research focuses on reproductive technologies, medical consumerism, and patient-provider interaction. She is currently writing a book about how fertility providers and patients negotiate the risk of twins in different clinical contexts. She has published articles on egg freezing, pregnancy testing, having sex for the purpose of pregnancy, and switching fertility clinics. She can be emailed at elizaclairebrown@berkeley.edu. More information can be found on her website www.elizacbrown.com show less
Dr. Eliza Brown will be teaching this course. Her research focuses on reproductive technologies, medical consumerism, and patient-provider interaction. She is currently writing a book about how fertility providers and patients negotiate the risk of twins in different clinical contexts. She has published articles on egg freezing, pregnancy testing, having sex for the purpose of pregnancy, and switching fertility clinics. She can be emailed at elizaclairebrown@berkeley.edu. More information can be found on her website www.elizacbrown.com show less
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Meets the Carceral Geographies Course Thread
Meets the Culture and Globalization Course Thread
Meets the Historical & Modern City Course Thread
Meets the Humanities & Environment Course Thread
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None