WS 4650 - Feminist Theories

Institution:

Appalachian State University

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Description:

This course surveys a wide range of contemporary theories of gender inequality. Students will become familiar with these theories and learn to recognize the intellectual roots and theoretical assumptions of various arguments about sex and gender. Students will also examine the complexity of identity and politics in a social context characterized by inequalities of opportunity, privilege, and authority and by rapid change, global media, and advancing technology. Important for the assessment of various theories will be the proposition that any man or woman is positioned within other hierarchies of dominations (for example: those of race, class, nationality, physical ability, and sexuality) in addition to gender. Prerequisites: ANT 2420 or SOC 2850 or WS 2400 or WS 2421 or permission of the instructor; and ENG 2001 or its equivalent. (WRITING; SPEAKING; MULTI-CULTURAL; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.appstate.edu/

Phone Number:

(828) 262-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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