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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. The roles of females and males in both simple and complex societies. Exploration of some of the factors involved in differential allocation of work, roles, prestige, and power among females and males. Factors to be examined include economic structure, the distribution of power, the process of socialization, and ecological adaptation.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of empirical and theoretical issues regarding the psychology of women, dynamics of personality, and inherent and learned factors influencing their behavior.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. The course explores the relationship between the socioeconomic position of women and their power in domestic and public spheres in different historical contexts, such as Inca society, as well as contemporary rural and urban settings, making use of historical, ethnographic, and autobiographical sources.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Examination of women's experiences from the perspective of various disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, masculinity theory, and history. Ways in which gender intersects with ethnicity, race, and socio-economic class to form social constructs.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Conceptions of gender from the classical to the modern period.
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3 hours, 3 credits. A course examining the African-American family from slavery to the present. The family organization arising from the social structure of slavery. Current characteristics of the African-American family and possible suggestions for the improvement of the social structure of African-American families. PREREQ: Six credits in either AAS or an appropriate field.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Literary analysis of the image of women as represented in literature. Examination of cultural stereotypes and archetypes in myths, legends, Biblical writings, and major literary texts by both male and female writers.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. The experiences of and contributions made by women of African descent living in the United States. Emphasis on the effects of race, gender, socioeconomic status, sexuality, and spirituality in their lives.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Roles and status of women in traditional, colonial, and contemporary African societies. Impact of international organizations and globalization.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. ( May be repeated, when content is different, with permission of the Director for a maximum of 6 credits). Social science approaches to the study of sex, money, and power relationships between women and men of varying class, ethnic, and racial backgrounds in industrialized societies, especially the United States. Note: When the course focuses on sociological approaches to the gender gap, WST 250 will be cross-listed with SOC 228 (Women in Society).
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