Individual and Social Wellness: Legal and Medical Issues

Mental and physical well-being are, in part, determined by individual behavior, personal choice, and circumstances. Stress, body image, alcohol abuse, fertility control, and AIDS represent a small sample of the legal and health issues that face all generations in our society, particularly college students. The course will begin with an examination of personal mental and physical health values and then move to an exploration of how well-being may be influenced by gender, race, class, genetic make-up, government, and the environment. These themes will become the basis for examining significant legal and medical health issues.