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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of various perspectives on the role of gender in the formation of individual identity, as well as the interrelationship between gender identity and society. FA, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the basis of female participation in the American political process, who participates and why, political issues relevant to American women's power and minority status.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course examines the status of women in a variety of work settings: domestic, blue-collar, and professional. Structural issues and socio-cultural themes which facilitate/inhibit the participation of women in the work force will be examined through specific issues: gender inequality/segregation in the workplace, the "glass ceiling," sexual harassment,stress/burnout, and minority status. May be repeated for credit, not to exceed course maximum credit of 4 credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
A cross-cultural study of women's status and roles in selected ethnic or cultural groups in differing stages of development, including forager, agrarian, industrial, and post-industrial societies. FA, even years.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine women and religion and how the interaction of religious and gender ideology helped shape experiences and create women's communities within a variety of religious traditions in the United States. We will view religious experience through a multicultural lens which includes the perspectives of African-American, Native American, Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant women and some women founders of American and international religious groups. CORE-II and CORE-III.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the role of women in European society from 1500 to the present from the disciplinary perspectives of history and theatre. Class members will be asked to contemplate the use of gender as a universal category of historical investigation and dramatic criticism. Focusing on the impact on European women, possible topics include: the Renaissance and Reformation, the Witchcraze, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the industrial revolution and the growth of consumerism, the "new woman," Feminism, the First World War, and World War II. CORE-III.
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3.00 Credits
Investigation of the history of women in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Exploration of rituals, scriptures and social and cultural attitudes . Analysis of contemporary theological perspectives in light of the ancient teachings.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the complex relationship between women and science, beginning with representations of female biology in Greek texts and in the writings of Bacon, Harvey, and Hunter. Section two examines both general nineteenth and twentieth-century patterns and trends and the achievements of individual women scientists. Students analyze persistent barriers to women's participation and advancement and the methods employed to overcome such barriers. The course concludes with an analysis of the nature of objectivity in scientific procedure and the value and impact of feminist critiques. CORE-III.
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3.00 Credits
A critical analysis of the interrelationship between gender, culture, and communication. Gender differences and sex-role stereotypes and their influence on communication and relationships will be explored so that strategies for bridging these differences can be developed. Core- III. SP.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the role of women in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome from the perspectives of history and theatre. Using gender as a universal category of historical investigation and dramatic criticism, the images and realities of ancient women will be explored as reflected in plays on stage and in contemporary accounts. Possible topics include goddesses in Western mythology, women in ancient Egyptian society, women and early drama in ancient Greece, and women during the Roman Empire. CORE-III.
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