HISTORY 374 - Gender and Sex

Institution:

Reed College

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Description:

Full course for one semester. Examination of the changing ideas about gender and sex roles in the context of key transformations from the late 19th through the late 20th centuries in America. These include the second industrial revolution, which enabled women and men to live on their own outside of household economies, the emergence of modern consumer culture, service in same-sex militaries during two world wars, the rise of social scientific and psychological experts who named and quantified "deviant" and "normal" sexual practice, and the so-called sexual revolutions of the 1960s and beyond. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Conference. Not offered 2009-1

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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