Gender and Science 3.0 UNITS

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Prerequisite: Courses taught at the level of Introduction to College Composition with a grade of "C" or higher or "Pass" or equivalent or appropriate placement based on the college’s multiple measures process with eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E AND a course at the level of college reading or READ 101 or READ 102 . This course will examine the historical exclusion of women from science, while stressing that science has not been unique in its failure to welcome women as participants. It will address how gender threads through all of society, including sciences commonly understood as free from biases. The course will explore how gender is a central dimension of social structures, authority, cognitive practices, and knowledge claims of science. It will also inquire how scientific institutions, authority, ideals, practices, and knowledge play a critical role in the maintenance of sex and gender norms. This course will also encourage students to reflect on their own gendered experiences and expectations in encountering science as consumers, professionals, and patients.