SOC 210 - Men, Women and Society

STANDARD CREDIT TYPE
3 credit(s)

This course explores men’s and women’s experiences in American society and how ideas about gender differences have played in shaping those experiences. Areas of inquiry will include, but are not limited to the construction of gender roles; the relationship between gender and social institutions; and, how the intersection of gender and other social statuses (e.g. race, class, sexual orientation) shape expectations and experiences.

Course Learning Outcomes

Review historical shifts and contemporary issues concerning sex and gender.
Examine sociological concepts and theoretical perspectives in the study of sex and gender.
Summarize the effects of current and past patterns of constructing sex, gender, and gender roles for individuals, communities, and for society.
Identify activists, gender-based social movements, contemporary issues, and patterns of change relative to sex and gender.