Offers theoretical and empirical basis for the prescriptions of masculinity and femininity. Studies the effect of sex-role differentiation on social institutions, including the family, politics and the economy. Examines the impact of social change and the women s movement on sex roles in contemporary society. Cross-listed as SOC 220. An introduction to the classics of world literature written by women.
Special emphases are on English literature and the contemporary era.
Cross-listed with ENG 238. May not count toward social science component of the general curriculum distribution. Topics include gender differences and their origins, theories of sex-role socialization, and stereotyping. Equivalent to PSY 325. The critical background includes texts on political economics, semiotics, feminist theory and cultural studies.