Sociology of Gender (Diversity)

General

Prefix

SOC

Course Number

273

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Social construction of gender. Impact of social-economic constraints on gendered relations and how changes in socio-economic circumstances help transform or deconstruct gender.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

Yes

MN Goal Designation(s)

05, 08

Cultural Diversity

Yes

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Explore the social world as gendered.

Outcome

Explain why gender is an issue of interest for social scientists, but in particular to sociologists.

Outcome

Understand interactions between men and women, relations of power between men and women, and gendered constructions within various social institutions such as family, work, education, religion, and other social institutions.

Outcome

Understand social constructions of gender as they intersect with other social constructions based on class, race and ethnicity, sexuality, and other systems of power.

Dependencies

Courses

SOC273 is a prerequisite for: