2023-2024 Catalog

WGS-113 Women, Science, and Society

Explores women's lives from the perspective of the social and natural sciences, including examination of recent biological, psychological, and sociological theories about gender and gender roles, as well as the influence of feminist scholarship in these areas. Topics include: the social construction of gender; the psychology and biology of sex and gender; women and work; media representations of women; the female body and eating disorders; women's health and lifecycle; women and sexuality; reproduction, abortion, and motherhood; and sexual violence against women.

Credits

4

Core Curriculum

  • Perspectives
  • Human Behavior and Societies

Offered

Fall, Spring