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SOC 241: Constructions Of Genders And
Sexualities
3 credits
Students are introduced to the sociological study of sex, gender and sexuality by exploring how cultural, racial, sexual and class components create systems of classification for sexual/gender identities in the western and non-western world. Students will study how institutions of power are pivotal sites for these identities and expressions. (Learning Goals:CW;Distribution Reqs:Social Sciences)
Learning Goals
At the end of the semester, students will be able to:♦ Historicize contemporary notions of gender by identifying how gender changes overspace and time.♦ Explain different understandings of the relationships between sex, gender andsexuality.♦ Apply cross-cultural variation in constructions of sex, gender, and sexuality.♦ Illustrate the extent to which dominant notions of gender are culturally specific (Inother words, is gender universal or does it refer to specific social-culturalunderstandings of bodies, gender performances, configurations and relationships ofpower?).♦ Compose weekly assignments of how one can approach the various constructions ofsex, gender and sexuality.♦ Compare the ways in which the medicalization of gender and sexuality, laws andvarious institutions, work to maintain rigid boundaries for these categories.♦ Determine the role of violence as a tool of power and control over those who do notconform to normative gender and sexuality demands.
*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this
course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of
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specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start
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here.
Sections Offered: Summer 2025 |
| Constructions Of Genders And Sexualities |
| 0170-241-001 |
C. Encina Oleart |
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Online |
3 |
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Sections Offered: Summer 2025, Summer II |
| Constructions Of Genders And Sexualities |
| 0170-241-002 |
C. Encina Oleart |
Jul 7 - Aug 10 |
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Online |
3 |
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Sections Offered: Spring 2025 |
| Constructions Of Genders And Sexualities |
| 0170-241-001 |
J. Klein |
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Online |
3 |
This Course is Filled to Capacity |
Sections Offered: Fall 2024 |
| Constructions Of Genders And Sexualities |
| 0170-241-001 |
J. Klein |
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Online |
3 |
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