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SOCI-161-01 Gender Roles
You will gain an intellectual overview of the main issues and topics relevant to the understanding gender, gender roles, and why gender stratification is a key aspect of the study of societies.
• This is an exciting course as we explore controversial matters deeply embedded problems in the social construction of gender! This course will explore key theoretical perspectives in regards to gender and provide a framework for interpreting the power relations between men and women in the United States. During the class we will explore a plethora of gender issues and examine sociological perspectives on personal and public relations between and among women and men, with historical cross-cultural comparisons. These include:
• Institutionalized gender arrangements, sexuality, family, media, communication, education, careers, housework, parenting, violence, crime, politics, religion, sport.
• You should gain a firm understanding of the complexities in gender relations within society that foster inequality as well as those that support equalizing trends. We will examine feminist and masculinist social movements and patterns of feminist and patriarchal values.
• You will have the opportunity to develop an accurate picture of the current trends and debates in regards to gender and the implication of that for social policy.
• The benefits of this course are wide-ranging. Not only will you gain a sociological understanding of gender, but also engage in critical thinking and become more aware of the social forces that shape your orientation and view of the world.
Gender issues are always in the news—I encourage you to follow news stories/ print media/ television/ Web, and introduce topics as appropriately related to topics and concepts of the course for class discussion. For example, occasionally listening to NPR, watching PBS, and reading the Washington Post and New York Times, newspapers and their websites.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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SOCI-161-02 Gender Roles
You will gain an intellectual overview of the main issues and topics relevant to the understanding gender, gender roles, and why gender stratification is a key aspect of the study of societies.
• This is an exciting course as we explore controversial matters deeply embedded problems in the social construction of gender! This course will explore key theoretical perspectives in regards to gender and provide a framework for interpreting the power relations between men and women in the United States. During the class we will explore a plethora of gender issues and examine sociological perspectives on personal and public relations between and among women and men, with historical cross-cultural comparisons. These include:
• Institutionalized gender arrangements, sexuality, family, media, communication, education, careers, housework, parenting, violence, crime, politics, religion, sport.
• You should gain a firm understanding of the complexities in gender relations within society that foster inequality as well as those that support equalizing trends. We will examine feminist and masculinist social movements and patterns of feminist and patriarchal values.
• You will have the opportunity to develop an accurate picture of the current trends and debates in regards to gender and the implication of that for social policy.
• The benefits of this course are wide-ranging. Not only will you gain a sociological understanding of gender, but also engage in critical thinking and become more aware of the social forces that shape your orientation and view of the world.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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