Academic Bulletin 2024-2025 
    
    May 09, 2025  
Academic Bulletin 2024-2025

HIST 277 - An American History of the Body


Credits: 4
A survey of the history of American healthcare and ideas about the body from colonial American times through the twentieth century. Students explore healthcare practices, societal understandings of the human body, consent and relationships between care givers and care providers, and the influence of sex, gender, race, age, and morality on healthcare practices.

Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.