HD671 Women’s Self-Esteem and Spirituality (2 cr.)

This course focuses on the effects of the religious traditions and contemporary culture on women’s self-esteem and spirituality. Issues surrounding women’s development of adequate self-esteem and spiritual maturity are addressed. Alternative visions for women’s self affirmation, full human development, and spirituality are investigated in theoretical and practical ways.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate the relationships between women’s self-esteem and women’s life experiences.
2. Understand the forces (psychological, political, economic and religious) of the American culture that impact women’s self-esteem.
3. Develop a model or alternative for positive cultural change.
4. Understand how one’s spirituality has been influenced by culture.
5. Evaluate the relationship between one’s spirituality and one’s self-esteem.