2015-2016 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
WGS 317 - Sociology of Gender
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. Crosslisted with SOC 317. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Credits: 3