ANTH 308 - Anthropology of Gender

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Ramapo College of New Jersey

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This course focuses on the construction of gender in cross-cultural perspective. We will examine the meanings of masculinity and femininity in different societies and how women's and men's lives are shaped by constructions of gender. We begin the semester by exploring how societies create gender differences through body modification practices, and raise questions about the relationship between the categories of gender and sex. Next we survey cross-cultural differences in the organization of kinship, reproduction and labor and study how these differences affect the construction of gender cross-culturally. We conclude the course by considering the concept of gender equity and the efforts of the international women's movement to create gender equity. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: MJ-INTL-Intl Compare- Non-West

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0.00 - 4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ramapo.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 684-7500 ext 7500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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