Description
This course introduces the role and status of women and men in the contemporary United States and gender differences and expectations.
This course covers the problems of understanding sex differences and gender behaviors in society, as well as of gender inequalities created and reinforced through socialization, interactions, and institutional processes. The course explores the impact of these differences on peoples??? personal lives and the chances of their upward mobility.
Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate an understanding of gender, discrimination, feminism, and patriarchy; display basic knowledge of gender's significance in the U.S., culture, and social structures; demonstrate critical thinking about the dialogue emerging from different theories and perspectives pertaining to gender, race, class, and sexuality; and apply concepts from personal and/or family experience to analyze gender as a form of human exchange. Students integrate their oral and written c