Course Description

This course examines gender as a system of stratification. It approaches issues of gender in society from both a social, structural, and a social psychological perspective. Issues related to gender inequality in selected institutions such as economy, family, media, education, and politics are studied. Group 1 course.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

3

Lecture Hours

3

Recommended Prerequisites or Skills Competencies

PSY 101 or SOC 101, and placement into ENG 111/11.

General Education Outcomes supported by this course

Communications - Direct, Critical Thinking - Direct

Other college designations supported by this course

Infused: Writing Intensive

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Relate course contextual information to issues regarding gender and gender inequality in society.
• Develop fact-based analyses on diversity in gendered patterns.

Application:

• Apply concepts, theoretical perspectives, and research skills to problem solving many types of gender issues.
• Analyze personal and social life.

Integration:

• Explore patterns of social and economic forces like globalization, technological change, social change and institutional problems as they relate to gender inequality.
• Conduct studies of gender issues across the world including social-scientific and ethnographic studies.

Human Dimension:

• Cultivate skills to enhance personal and social relationships.
• Develop empathy for diversity in gender expressions and gendered experiences.

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Investigate the relationship between social and civil engagement and the effect on people's and society.

Learning How to Learn:

• Practice metacognition in their reflective journal writings.