Specific topics covered will include the medicalization of women's issues, reproductive health, the breast implant controversy,dieting, and eating disorders. The course will be built around lecture and discussion. American Response to Poverty Credits and hours by arr. Open to graduate students and to others only with consent of a member of the sociology staff. A seminar course.
Topics vary by semester.
Gender and Society. Critical appraisal of social scientific perspectives on sex roles. Feminist theory and current social science research on women and gender. Emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches.