Culture 
​& Healthcare 
This Web Unit asks you to:  
  1. WATCH Portrait of a Killer (56:00)
  2. COMPLETE the Worksheet while watching & BRING to class for Seminar
  3. WATCH Mariam Perez talk about How Racism Harms Pregnancy (12:30)
  4. COMPLETE the Worksheet while watching & BRING to class for Seminar
  5. CREATE & SUBMIT Thoughtful questions for our next Socratic Seminar: Culture & Healthcare (scroll down for directions, requirements)
  6. VOTE on the questions submitted to the discussion board
HINT: You can view the appropriate worksheet under each video; but it is easiest to print from the easy print button to the left of the form.  
WATCH & COMPLETE
National Geographic's 
Stress: Portrait of a Killer (2008)
DIRECTIONS: Using the easy print button below, print the homework form. Watch this 56-minute video then answer the questions on the form completely.

SUBMIT through Canvas.  You may
  • scan your completed form into a PDF and upload
  • take a photo and upload the jpeg
  • type out questions with answers and upload

HINT: You can view the form under the video; but it is easiest to print from the easy print button
A fascinating documentary about stress and how social hierarchy can contribute or protect us from stress. Although this film was produced in 2008, the finding are incredibly interesting.  Think about how these findings be related to intercultural communication? 
WATCH & COMPLETE
How Racism Harms Pregnancy (2017)
Miriam Zoila Pérez investigates how race and gender affect health — and the people who create spaces for healing.  She explores the complex ways our identities shape our health, especially for people of color, LGBT folks and women (12:30 minutes)
CREATE & SUBMIT
Please create 3 to 6 thoughtful questions for our Socratic Seminar. 
  1. SUBMIT your questions in through the Canvas DISCUSSION BOARD before the DUE date.
  2. Come back the next day and VOTE using the "like" button on the set of questions you like (you can like more than one set).
  3. Add a REPLY that indicates which question(s) in the set you specifically liked. ​
Be sure your questions are:
  • based on the text
  • complex and require thought beyond what is directly stated in the text.
  • open-ended; avoid asking YES/NO questions