WMST 185b - Gender Social Problems, and Social Change in the Contemporary U

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Vassar College

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(Same as Sociology 185) This course aims to introduce students to a variety of social problems and the possibilities of social change. It examines general issues such as economic inequality and poverty, racial and ethnic inequality, and social inequality based on gender and sexual orientation. It then looks at the ways in which these problems manifest themselves in institutions and policies concerning education, health care, the family, the criminal justice system and the environment. Within each of these areas of concern, we focus on the ways in which the issues relate specifically to women and gender. We also discuss social movements that have attempted to address economic, racial, and gender inequality, and concrete proposals to address the problems we study. This course is taught that at the Taconic Correctional Facility for Women to a combined class of Vassar students and students from Taconic. Ms. Shanley, Ms. Leonard. Prerequisites: permission of the instructor

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vassar.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 437-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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