2010-2011 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
WGS 461 - Language and Gender
Examination of theoretical approaches to the dynamics of language and gender. Investigation of the relationship of language and gender with social categories such as age, ethnicity, class, and sexuality. Application of social and linguistic theories to analyses of data with particular attention to contexts of the classroom, workplace, and media. A dual-listing of ENG 461. Offered winter semester. Prerequisites: ENG 261.
Credits: 3