THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER HONORS

Catalog description

This course is an honors-level introduction to the psychology of gender. The course explores gender distinctions and gender roles and their influences on women and men individually and collectively. The emphasis is on methods used by psychologists to study gender differences and how scientific and cultural assumptions about the sexes are reflected in psychological research. Special attention will be paid to the issues that affect women and men in their personal, professional, and political relationships. Credit may be given to PSYC 20 or 20H, but not both.