WSGS 453 - Psych of Gender

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

WSGS - Women & Gender Studies

Description:

The primary aim of this course is to explore the ways in which gender is socially constructed in our historical time period through a variety of power relationships or institutions (e.g., marriage) and cultural artificts (e.g., media). The psychology of gender then involves how we as individuals experience ourselves, consciously or unconsciously, as consumers of these gender constructions, and the effects these constructions have on us at individual, interpersonal and societal levels. Although the focus of the course is on our daily performances of gender as constitutive of our identity, we will also recognize how our gendered identity is inextricably connected to other identity markers such as race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and so forth.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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