WOMS 407 - Sociology of Sex and Gender (3cr.)

Credit(s): 3

SOCIOLOGY OF SEX & GENDER
Component: Lecture
Seminar on sex and gender relations from a sociological perspective. Surveys current research on gender stratification in the paid work force, the feminization of poverty, gender relations in the family, sexual violence, and feminism as a social movement. Special attention given to current theoretical debates on the origins and persistence of sexual inequality and the intersection of gender with race and class in patterns of social stratification.
Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
Crosslisted: Crosslisted with SOCI 407. RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to junior and senior sociology and women’s studies majors.

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