General Education 250 - Introduction to Women's Studies

Institution:

West Virginia State University

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Description:

Women's Studies is interdisciplinary scholarship focused on women and gender. This introductory course presents students with the history of the women's movement, and analyses of women's psychology,gender roles, and life cycle as they affect and are affected by economics, law, religion, business, politics, and the arts. The methodologies of feminists research and feminist theory are introduced. Women's similarities as well as differences based on age, ability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and race and ethnicity are explored and analyzed within this framework.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wvstateu.edu

Phone Number:

(304) 766-3000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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