ENS 101 - Women and the Environment

Institution:

University of Illinois at Springfield

Subject:

Environmental Studies

Description:

This course will examine how gender has influenced environmental movements in both developed and developing countries over the past three decades. Emphasis will be placed on the role of women in environmental protection, health, and justice movements. Students in this course will understand why women, along with other oppressed groups, experience environmental damages disproportionately and why the well-being of the natural environment is a feminist issue. Course Information: This course fulfills a general education requirement at UIS in the area of Comparative Societies Social Sciences.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uis.edu

Phone Number:

(217) 206-6600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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