SOC 315 - Gender in Society

Units: 4

A consideration of the development of gender identity and gender socialization in a social context; how notions of femininity and masculinity are shaped within various social institutions-family, work, media, education; and how these social definitions change across the life course. Emphasis on how gender relations vary across communities-race and ethnicity, sexuality, age, socioeconomic class, and nationality.

Satisfies GE area: E