SOC212 — Gender and Society
SOC 212 - Gender and Society SOC 212 - Gender and Society Description: Examine the ways society shapes and defines the positions and roles of both men and women. Emphasis on the sociological theories and research methods used to study how femininities and masculinities are constructed within the following social institutions: the family, education, work, healthcare, and the mass media. General Education Competency: Diversity Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Course Content: Overview of psychological and biological perspectives on gender Sociological perspectives on gender (i.e., conflict, functionalist, symbolic interactionist, and feminist theories) Sociological research methods used to study gender Sociological concepts used to understand gender (i.e., differential socialization, anticipatory socialization, the self-fulfilling prophecy, and the Thomas Theorem) Gender in the social institution of the family Gender in the social institution of education Gender in the social institution of work Gender in the social institution of the media Gender in the social institution of healthcare Gender and violence Gender and sexuality Gender in different parts of the world Learning