STS 342 - Women in Technological Culture

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New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Description:

Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, Hist 213 or their equivalents. Takes an interdisciplinary and multicultural approach to issues of gender in science and technology. The issues include the current status and problems of women in non-traditional professions; the historical contributions of women in science and technology; images of women in Western and non-Western cultures; theories of gender difference, past and present; the impact of cultural gender coding on the epistemologies of science and technology; women and Third World development. Course materials include case studies and autobiographical narratives, films, and science fiction as well as historical and sociological analyses. Expressive student writing and group projects are encouraged.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.njit.edu/

Phone Number:

(973) 596-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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