Sociology 327: Sex and Gender in Society
SECTION B
Spring 2007
Soc 327. Sex and Gender in Society (same as WS 327). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. SS.Prereq: 130 or 134. How the biological fact of sex is transformed into a system of gender stratification. The demographics and social positions of women and men in the family, education, media, politics, and the economy. Theories of the social-psychological and sociological bases for behavior and attitudes of women and men.
This course is designed to introduce you to sociological perspectives on sex and gender. While gender can be a very taken-for-granted aspect of everyday life (to the point where most of us don’t even have to think about it), sociologists have shown us that gender is actually something that is socially constructed through a variety of different behaviors, actions, and patterns of organization in society. In this course we will examine common perspectives on sex and gender, but we will primarily be focusing on the different ways that sociologists have sought to understand this pervasive dimension of social life.
Contact the Instructor: Alicia D. Cast
Course Aids
Assignments -- final assignment due April 30
