ANTH 321 - Women in Cross-cultural Perspective

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Ferris State University

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College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. This course will provide a historical, theoretical, and cultural context for studying women in developing countries. Western cultural conceptions of sex, gender, and women will be considered followed by a consideration of the ideology of patriarchy and the evolution of sexual stratification. Several Asian, African, Latin American constructions of femininity, sexuality and womanhood will be studied. The gendering of development and how women have organized and struggled for human and sexual rights will also be studied. Pre- Requisites: ANTH 122 or SOCY 121 or SOCY 122 or PSYC 150. Typically Offered Spring Only, Even Years

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ferris.edu/

Phone Number:

(231) 591-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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