Feminist approach to the psychological study of women's personality, behavior, development, language issues, motivation, work and family lives, sexuality, health and psychobiology, adjustment and therapy, and victimization experiences. Focuses on women of color, feminist research methodology, and feminist analysis of psychological theories of women. Field Experiences in Psychology. Individually arranged, supervised observation of and assistance with activities of professional psychologists in schools, clinics, hospitals, and other field settings. In-depth examination of one or two social institutions such as the law, education, religion, the family, or the economy in America and other societies.
Topics vary and are announced in advance.
Sociology of Gender. Relationships among sex, gender, and society. Sex as a factor in stratification systems, social interaction, and institutions such as the economy, the family, and religion. Sociology of the Family. Status of the family in society, effects of the life cycle on the shape of the family, and dynamics of family relationships.