Gender and Society 3.0 UNITS

Catalog description

This course addresses the concept of gender as an organizing principle in men's and women's lives from a sociological perspective. The class will address the issue of the social construction of gender and how it relates to race, ethnicity, class and sexuality, and how social institutions are gendered. Topics to be covered will include cultural ideas of gender and gender and the economy, politics, the media, families, and education. It will also address how gender impacts interactions between individuals and groups. This course is not open to students who are currently enrolled in or who completed WGS 202 or WS 202. credit, one course.