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3.00 Credits
Comparative study of family institutions, with emphasis on the changing patterns of family relations in the United States. Prerequisite: SOC 110 or GS 100.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and societal aspects of human sexual behavior. Topics include, but are not limited to, the development of sex roles, sexuality across the age span, sexual attitudes, sexual arousal and dysfunction, variations of sexual orientation, legal and economic issues, and research methods.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the relationship between women's roles and status. Issues include integration of women into various institutional sectors, theoretical explanations of sex discrimination and inequality, the female and male sex roles in other cultures, and changing social and structural patterns in contemporary America.
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3.00 Credits
Covering selected topics in gender studies, these courses vary from year to year and in accordance with the needs of the curriculum and the availability of specialists in these topics. Examples of such topics include Gender and Sexuality in Mythology, Gender and Sexuality in Native American Cultures, Gender and the Nobel Prize. Prerequisites: Vary by topic.
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3.00 Credits
Concentrated studies in gender and sexuality, such as sexuality in the autobiography, gender and reproductive issues, and the economics of gender and sexuality. Students may repeat this course as the topics meet their individual curricula needs. Prerequisites: Vary by topic.
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3.00 Credits
This course has as its premise that the work of contemporary African American women writers such as Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Gloria Naylor, Paule Marshall, and Sherley Anne Williams can be interpreted in the context of an identifiable literary tradition with sources in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The course looks at the construction of this tradition in terms of specific literary themes and techniques, from "signifying"to communities of women that have been theorized by feminist and African American scholars. Prerequisites: GS 100; and either one 200-level literature course, or AFS 110 or AFS 111; or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines gender and sexuality and important social categories. We investigate the ways in which categories of gender and sexuality structure people's lives and shape people's identities. Through these examinations, we explore the interconnectedness of people's experiences of gender and sexuality. We focus on the ways in which gender and sexuality are socially constructed by society. We examine how what we are taught about gender and sexuality affects our identity, relationships with others, and our social status. Prerequisites: GS 100 and SOC 110, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Explores politics as a gendered activity. The course examines how gender affects opportunities for political participation as well as our evaluations of political actors. The course focuses on gender and politics in the United States; however, comparative material is included where appropriate. Prerequisite: POL 100, POL 105, or GS 100; or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the role women have played as well as how they have been portrayed in the media, including newspapers, magazines, radio and television, from colonial to present times. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing is required, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A look at the 19th-century literature that centers on women. The course examines the characterization of female protagonists as products of a particular culture and a writer's own personal artistic vision, particularly as these relate to concepts of the heroic. A variety of writers and genres is studied, including classic novels, travel writing, working class, and sentimental fiction. Prerequisite: GS 100 or a 200-level literature course, or permission of instructor.
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