SOCL 225 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality

2020-2021 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course introduces students to the sociological study of gender in contemporary U.S. society by examining the social structural bases of gendered behavior and gender inequality. Topics include gender socialization, differentiation, and stratification. The course examines gender in institutional structures including the economy, education, law, and the family. Historical and crosscultural variations in gender are explored as well as variations by race, ethnicity, social class and sexual orientation

Prerequisite(s): SOCL 100 or SOCL 102 or SOCL 105.
Offered: Every spring