FCOS 416:Special Topics In Family Resource Management

The course will examine how gender studies and social class shape the experience of family life in contemporary African Countries. This multi-disciplinary course introduces a broad range of concepts and issues related to contemporary women, men, young people, reproductive health and rights and health communication in African Families. The course incorporates foci on reproductive health (including Adolescents Reproductive Health and rights), Gender Based Violence (with attention to historical responses and prevention efforts, and HIV/AIDS (including global inequities in risk, incidence and treatment).