SOCIOLOGY 233 - Women and Political Mobilization in the Third World

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Hobart William Smith Colleges

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The primary aim of this course is to understand the role of class, gender, race, and ethnicity in shaping women's political mobilizations in selected Third World countries and women of color in the U.S. Students study how, when, and why women in Third World countries have organized around certain issues (e.g., national liberation vs. violence against women) and the forms of their political mobilizations, such as revolutions, cooperatives, etc. The secondary aim of the course is to analyze the continuities and discontinuities in women's mobilizations and feminism in the Third World and the First World. Prerequisites: SOC 100, as well as an introductory sociology or women's studies course or permission of instructor. (Staf f, offered occasionally

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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