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3.00 Credits
Explores gender as a socially constructed system of stratification. Topics may include how ideas about gender shape childhood, families, education, work, violence, science, and social inequality. Examines how gender intersects with other socially constructed systems of stratification, including race, sexuality, class, age, and ability. Fulfills Cultures - U.S. Diversity. Part of the Identity Issue. Cross-listed with SOC 317. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Explores sexuality as a socially constructed system of stratification. Topics may include the production of sexual identities and desires, and how ideas about sexuality shape the media, violence, social movements, and work. Examines how sexuality intersects with other socially constructed systems of stratification, including race, gender, class, age, and ability. Fulfills Cultures - U.S. Diversity. Part of the Identity Issue. Cross-listed with SOC 318. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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An in-depth study of crimes committed almost exclusively against women. Such crimes include sexual harassment, rape, and certain types of murder. The course is taught within the framework of feminist theory and research. Crosslisted with CJ 320. Offered fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to views about the body, gender, and sexuality in ancient Greece and Rome. Special attention is given to ancient texts that inform feminist and queer theory. Topics include ancient medicine and modern dietetics, the figure of Antigone in feminist and postcolonial literature, Greek homosexuality, Victorian Hellenism, and American law. Part of the Identity Issue. Offered fall semester.Cross-listed with CLA 325. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of sexuality through an interdisciplinary lens. Topics include adult sexual development, public policy, and methods of advocacy for sexual health and justice. Through various learning activities, including field study with campus and community organizations, students will increase their knowledge and facilitation skills related to sexual health education. Part of the Health Issue. Cross-listed with INT 326. Course offered every semester. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Explores the ways that gender identity and sexual orientation matter politically, intersect with race and class issues, and impact human flourishing. Examines these issues from a philosophical perspective, sets them in historical and contemporary political contexts, and investigates the role public policy and social norms play in the process. Part of the Identity Issue. Cross-listed with PLS 334. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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This course is an overview of contemporary women's health issues focusing on the interconnectedness between health and the environment. Topics include reproductive issues, pesticides, sustainable development, occupational hazards, health insurance, and breast cancer. Discussions and readings will focus on the impact of race, class, and sexuality on women's health. Part of the Sustainability Issue. Offered fall semester in even-numbered years. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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This interdisciplinary course makes use of literary, historical, and social scientific theories and methods in an in-depth study of lesbian, gay, and queer literature with attention to historical and cultural context. Literature may include literary classics, pulp fiction, postcolonial literature, feminist fiction, and postmodern narratives. Cross-listed with ENG 336. Offered winter semester of even-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of the interdisciplinary field of black feminist studies. Focuses on the history, theoretical approaches, and interventions of black feminist studies through examination of the foundational topics and concerns of the field. Cross-listed with AAA 343. Offered fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
A comparative examination of the impact of development on families and gender roles in third world countries. Will include consideration of general issues (e.g., factors affecting family reproduction decisions, women in the formal and informal labor force, etc.) and in-depth study of gender and family in one or more countries. Fulfills Cultures - Global Perspectives. Part of the Identity Issue. Cross-listed with SOC 350. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of general education Foundations - Writing and junior standing.
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Prerequisites: Fulfillment of general education Foundations - Writing and junior standing.
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