KIN/HS 169
Diversity, Stress & Health
SJSU Studies Area S
Catalog Description
Impact of structured inequalities on stress and health of diverse populations. Analysis of physiological/psychosocial health factors related to diversity, as well as behavioral interventions and social actions that mediate stress and optimize health and social justice. Prerequisite: Completion of core GE, satisfaction of Writing Skills Test (WST) and upper division standing. For students who begin continuous enrollment at a CCC or a CSU in Fall 2005 or later, completion of, or corequisite in a 100W course is required.
(Note: All handouts are in .pdf or .rtf format and open a new page)
FALL 2009 Greensheet (HERE)
MidTerm Review Sheet (HERE)
Final Take-Home Exam (HERE)
Introduction
Introduction: Responsibilities, expectations, and course objectives.
Diversity issues in health and wellness: What’s at issue?
Defining diversity.
(Nakamura - “Health and wellness: A multicultural perspective”) - NOTES
Reader (26): “Macrosocial and environmental influences on minority health” – N. Anderson (et al.)
Reader (38): “The process of coping among ethnic minority first-generation college freshman: A narrative approach” – J. Phinney & K. Hass - NOTES
Psychophysiology of Stress & Coping
Stress model(s) and theories - NOTES
Progressive relaxation & lab exercise - NOTES
Stress & Relaxation tips - NOTES
Gender
Reader (251): “Why do we need a health psychology of gender and sexual orientation?” – T. Mann
Reader (261): “Seeing the Unexpected…” – L. Klein & E. Corwin
Video: Killing us softly 3
Reader (318): “The Televised sports manhood formula” – M. Messner - NOTES
Reader (294): “The health of men: Structured inequalities and opportunities” – D. Williams
Sexual Orientation
Reader (224): “Adolescent sexual orientation and suicide risk” – S. Russell & K. Joyner
Reader (230): “Mental Health Correlates of Perceived Discrimination Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults in the United States” V. Mays & S. Cochran.
Reader (238): “Do ask, Do tell” J. Potter
Reader (216): “Heterogeneity of health disparities among African-American, Hispanic, and Asian women: Unrecognized influences of sexual orientation” V. Mays (et al.)
NOTES
Video: Speak up!: Improving the lives of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgendered youth
Writing/Library Skills
Library Skills day. Research and Writing Workshop.
Web Site: http://owl.english.purdue.edu
(VERY useful resource for writing and research including APA style)
Diversity, stress, stereotypes and the media
Video: Playing unfair: The media image of the female athlete
Reader (152): “Critical Race Media Literacy: Challenging Deficit Discourse about Chicanas/os” – T. Yosso NOTES
Media Analysis Project: Bring in media content for review and analysis
Reader (203): “Image and Identity: Screen Arabs and Muslims” – J. Shaheen
Presentation: “The Identity Wars: Media Representation of Italian/Americans and the
Intricate Negotiation of Identity” – M. Masucci NOTES
Race, ethnicity, & culture
Reader (17): “Glossary of Terms (pp.141-157)” from – Critical Race Theory: An Introduction. R. Delgado & J. Stefancic. This is a useful resource for the entire section on race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism.
Reader (03): Chapter 7: Critical Race Theory Today (pp.127)” from – Critical Race
Theory: An Introduction. R. Delgado & J. Stefancic.
Video: The Story We Tell
Reader (87): “Telling tales: What stories can teach us about racism” - L. Bell
Reader (76): “White Privilege and Male Privilege” - P. McIntosh
Reader (114): “Racial Identity and the State: The Dilemmas of Classification” – M. Omi
NOTES
Reader (163): “Research and Clinical Perspectives on Mexican Migration: Those who go, those who stay” – V. Salgado de Snyder
Reader (126): “The Latino Health Research Agenda for the Twenty-first Century” - D. Hayes-Bautista
Reader (179): “Association of Language Spoken at Home with Health and School Issues Among Asian American Adolescents” - S. Yu et.al NOTES
Reader (175): “Mother Tongue” in Under Western Eyes: Personal Essays from Asian America – G. Hongo (ed.)
Website: (available as .pdf file) Asian Pacific Americans and Critical Race Theory - Teranishi
Reader (186): “Defensive dialogs: Native American mascots, anti-Indianism, and educational institutions” – C. King
Video: In Whose Honor
Social Action
Reader: “Activist Guide: The Sequel” – Ms. Magazine
Socioeconomic status/Multiculturalism
Reader (326): “Socioeconomic status and health in minority populations” NOTES
Reader (344): The working class majority” – M. Zweig
Website (available as .pdf file): Media images of the poor – Bullock, Wyche, & Williams.
Video: In Service to America
Disability
Reader (331): “Fact Sheet on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990”
Reader (360): “The meaning of health for women with physical disabilities: A qualitative analysis” – M. Nosek (et al.)
Reader (354): Social-Cultural Context of Disability” – K. DePauw NOTES
Age
(Bluepring for aging - Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Ph.D.: .PPT)
Reader (389): “Breaking down the myths of aging” Rowe, J. & Kahn, R.
Reader (401): “Reversing disability in old age” NOTES