WGS 201: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (XS)

Course Description

Introduction to social scientific analysis of the cultural construction of gender and how it affects women’s experiences past and present.  Includes interdisciplinary study of women’s issues in the family, workplace, media, education, politics, and other cultural institutions, as well as intersections of ethnicity, class, and gender.  Provides an introduction to the origins, purpose, subject matter and methods of Women’s and Gender Studies as a discipline for majors/minors and others interested in the field.