WGS 202 — Gender and Society
This course addresses the concept of gender as an organizing principle in men's and women's lives from a sociological perspective. The class will address the issue of the social construction of gender and how it relates to race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality, and how social institutions are gendered. Topics to be covered will include cultural ideas of gender, and the economy, politics, the media, families, and education. It will also address how gender impacts interactions between individuals and groups. This course is not open to students who are currently enrolled in or who have completed SOC 202 or WS 202.
Part of
- California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) (CERT)
- History (AA-T)
- Law, Public Policy, and Society (AA-T)
- LGBT Studies (CERT)
- Social Justice Studies: LGBTQ Studies (AA-T)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Social Justice Studies: Chicano Studies (AA-T)
- Social Justice Studies: Gender Studies (AA-T)
- Sociology (AA-T)
- Women in Management (A.A.)
- Women in Management (CERT)
- Women's and Gender Studies (A.A.)