0101G301 Gender Sexuality and Society Summer 2024C/C++

Java Python 0101G301

Gender, Sexuality and Society

Summer 2024

Instructor: TBA

Email: TBA

Time: May 13, 2024 - June 14, 2024

Office Hours: 2 hours per week (TBA), and by appointment

Contact Hours: 90 (50 minutes each)

Credits: 6

Course Description

This course will offer an introduction to gender and sexuality in a variety of historical and cultural contexts. We will look at gender within the context of different social institutions (e.g. the family, the workplace, education, etc.) and look at ways in which gender roles are maintained by these institutions.

Required Textbook(s)

. The Gendered Society (6 Ed). Kimmel,  Michael,2016.  Oxford  University Press. ISBN: 9780190260316

. Feminist Frontiers, 9th  Ed,  by Verta  Taylor, Nancy Whittier, Leila Rupp; ISBN: 978-0078026621

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Course Goals

At the end of the course the students will be able to:

.   Explain how gender roles are socially constructed;

.   Discuss particular  policies (regulations, laws, codes of conduct) that have influenced men’s and women’s positions and opportunities in social institutions;

.   Recognize the effects of gender in society;

.   Analyze the social definition of women and heterosexuality;

.   Think and read critically about gender issues.

Course Schedule

Please note that the schedule is meant to give an overview of the major concepts of this course.  Changes may occur in this calendar as needed to aid in the  student’s development. Please note that what is listed for the day is due that day. Students are expected to read the assignments the night before and come to class ready to discuss the readings. Spontaneous assessments may be given to assess the students’ readiness.

FF = Feminist Frontiers

GS = The Gendered Society

Week 1

Monday          Introduction to the Course

Tuesday          FF: The Medical Construction of Gender

GS: Biology Constructs the Sexes

Wednesday     FF: Masculinities and Globalization

GS: Culture Constructs Gender Difference

Thursday         FF: “Night to His Day” : The Social Construction of Gender

GS: The Social Construction of Gender Relations

Friday             Group discussion

For the project assignment this week:

.   Initial discussion about the project

.   Topic is selected by student

Week 2

Monday          FF: Moral Dilemmas, Moral Strategies, and the Transformation of

Gender

GS: The Gendered Family

Tuesday          FF: “Girls and Boys Together …but Mostly Apart”

GS: The Gendered Classroom

Wednesday     FF: Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving?

GS: Gender and Religion

Thursday         FF: Gender Stereotyping in the English Language

GS: Gender and Religion (continued)

Friday Essay

For the project assignment this week:

.   Proposal essay on the topic is handed in

Week 3

Monday          FF: Maid in L.A.

GS: Separate and Unequal: The Gendered World of Work

Tuesday          FF: Sex Segregation in the US Labor Force

GS: The Gendered World of Work (continued)

Wednesday     FF:    Young    Women,    Late    Modern    Politics    and    Participatory

Possibilities …

GS: The Gender of Politics and the Politics of&n 0101G301 Gender, Sexuality and Society Summer 2024C/C++ bsp;Gender

Thursday         FF: Feminist Consumerism and Fat Activists

GS: The Gendered Media

Friday Midterm

For the project assignment this week:

.   Student works independently on topic in consultation with the professor

.   Paper outline is handed in

Week 4

Monday          FF: Transgender Feminism: Queering the Woman Question

GS: Gendered Intimacies: Friendship and Love

Tuesday          FF: Contesting Militarization

GS: Gendered Intimacies: Gender and Love (continued)

Wednesday     FF: Doing Gender, Doing Heteronormativity

GS: The Gendered Body

Thursday         FF: Theorizing Difference from Multiracial Feminism

GS: The Gendered Body (continued)

Friday             Group Discussion

For the project assignment this week:

.   Final papers are submitted at the end of the week

Week 5

Monday          FF: “My Strength is Not for Hurting”

GS: Gender and Violence

Tuesday          FF: Forever Feminism

GS: A Degendered Society?

Wednesday     Wrap up and evaluations of the course

Closing lecture on gender and awareness

Thursday         Review for the final exam

Friday Final exam

Important dates to keep an eye on

W1 Mon.-Fri.: Watch all videos for week 1

W1 Fri.: Select the topic for final paper

W2 Mon.-Thur.: Watch all videos for week 2

W2 Thur.: Hand in the informal final paper proposal W2 Fri.: Hand in the essay

W3 Mon.-Thur.: Watch all videos for week 3

W3 Thur.: Hand in the alphanumeric outline for your final paper W3 Fri.: Hand in the midterm

W4 Mon.-Thur.: Watch all videos for week 4 W4 Fri.: Hand in the final paper

W5 Mon.-Thur.: Watch all videos for week 5 W5 Fri.: Hand in final exam

Grading Policy

The final grade is broken down as such:

Essay                                                   20%

Midterm Exam                                    25%

Final Exam                                          25%

Final project paper                              30%

Format of all written work

Please have all your written work double-spaced, in Times New Roman, size  12 font. Any aberrations in spacing between the letters, between the lines, or what have you, will affect the grade. You should also include a word count at the end of all of your work.

Essay

There will be one essay to expand upon previous discussions and readings, including more support from the text.

Exams

The midterm and final exams will be based on identification terms and one or two essay questions.

Project guidelines

You will be required to complete a project for this extension of the course. For this, you will write a 8-10 pages ’ research-based paper to complement your work in the class. This will consist of a proposal essay, a paper outline with a   complete bibliography and a final paper. The professor will not assign a topic but rather leave it to each  student  (in consultation with the professor) to choose her/his topic. If the student chooses a topic from any of the class readings, she must include other works on the subject matter outside of the class