Discuss his or her ethnocultural heritage and socialization
Talk to Her, Pedro Almodovar Sicko, Michael Moore Unnatural Causes, Documentary Series, http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/ about_the_series.php Slavery by another name – The Public Broadcasting Series View all programs at – http://video.pbs.org/program/slavery-another-name/
Class Schedule and Assignments The first 4 weeks set the stage with primary reflections on yourself and your family over time—what it was like as a child, in high school, and later, through the lenses of health/HEALTH.
Week 1—Introductions: To each other, to Capstone, and to health/HEALTH and illness/ILLNESS and spirituality
Week 2—Culture, Ethnicity, Religion, and Diversity Readings: Spector, Preface, Unit I Introduction, Chapters 1, 2, and 3
Week 3—Health and Illness Readings: Spector, Chapter 4
Week 4—Health and HEALTH of our parents and ancestors Spector, Unit II Introduction, Chapter 5, 6, and 7
The second 4 weeks explore the dynamics of moving to the duties of citi- zenship, vocation/career, education, and personal relationships again through the lenses of health/HEALTH and illness/ILLNESS.
Week 5—Traditional (Homeopathic) Medicine and Spiritual HEALTH Care and Discuss Ethnohealth Family Interviews
Reading: Review, Spector, Chapters 4 & 5 Weeks 6 and 7—The Western (Modern) Health Care System
Reading: Spector, Chapter 8, and On the Take Film: Sicko
Unnatural Causes, Documentary Series, http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/ about_the_series.php Week 8—Midterm Discussion: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down and Film—Talk to Her
The remainder of this class explores the spiritual aspects of HEALTH by exam- ining spirituality as it is found in the HEALTH traditions of selected ethnocultural populations. The comparison to your own experiences of spirituality, primarily in respect to the notion of Holistic Living, will become the central focus of reflection.