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3.00 Credits
This course considers the meaning of work in industrial society for blue-collar and white-collar workers; trends in the occupational structure, individual dreams and the opportunity structure. Particular occupations may be selected for intensive analysis through empirical studies, literature and observation. Prerequisite: SO 101; Every Other Year
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3.00 Credits
This course presents a systematic exploration of the causes and conditions of major social changes. Social movements such as the civil rights and women's movements are studied in terms of their capacity to respond to and generate additional change. Prerequisite: SO 101; Every Other Year
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3.00 Credits
This seminar provides an opportunity for students to explore a subject (for example: Virginia Woolf, 20th-Century Women Poets, Feminist Issues from a Global Perspective) on an advanced level through interdisciplinary readings. Feminist theory is used to analyze materials that cover literature, psychology, history, sociology and communications. Students are encouraged to take responsibility for making decisions about how the material is taught, and for working together to own the experience of scholarship. This course is required of women's studies minors. Junior or senior status is required. Prerequisite: one course from WS level 200; Every Other Year, Spring
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this advanced seminar is to study older women's health and experiences with aging.The focus is on the complex interplay between age and gender as students examine the health and policy issues surrounding the needs of elderly women and formal and informal caregivers. Prerequisite: SO 263 or GT 263; Every Third Year
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on how society constructs notions/images of femininity and masculinity and how this influences our lives. Students look at cultural views of language, body and the media, as well as theoretical approaches to understanding the complexities of gender distinctions in our society. Prerequisites: two courses from WS; Every Year
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the experience of women in America before 1900.Women's work in the family and community is stressed. Individual research is required. Every Year, Fall
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the experience of women from the beginnings of the jazz age to the end of the century. Every Year, Spring
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces 15 women whose relationships affected their creative output. Students examine the lives of these women by viewing their artwork, reading about their marriages and liaisons, and by writing and presenting dialogues, poetry, essays, letters and memoirs. A variety of media are utilized to develop an appreciation of their creative processes. Students also have an opportunity to create their own artworks. Prerequisites: one course from HR, HS or WS; Every Year, Spring
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3.00 Credits
This seminar considers the ways in which psychology and literature depict the female experience. Using readings in both traditional and feminist psychological and literary theory, the course analyzes literary texts by and about women. Topics include: gender and genre, female identity formation and the minority experience. Prerequisites: PS 101; one course from EN level 200; Every Other Year, Fall
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3.00 Credits
This course presents a study of the diverse literary traditions, themes and narrative strategies employed by non-traditional American women. The ways race, ethnicity and gender affect form, content, language and style of the literature are examined.Writers include: Silko, Erdrich, Morrison,Walker, Angelou, Giovanni, Tan, Kingston, Yamamoto, Cisneros and Viramontes. Prerequisite: one course from WS level 200; Every Other Year, Spring
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