Course Objectives:
1. To gain an appreciation for the basic issues within women's studies, and to
   reflect critically on your own perspectives on these issues.
2. To develop an understanding of the history of women within the U.S. and how various
   social issues have affected them due to the presence of sexism, racism, and class
   issues.
3. To learn the facts about racial and sexual inequality in the United States and the
   world, and to evaluate this information and draw conclusions from it. 
4. To learn to communicate about politically charged issues with people of different
   backgrounds in a respectful manner.

I. What is Women's Studies?
        A. Introduction: Femininity/Feminism
        B. Why Study "Women"?
        C. Who Are We Studying: Are Women a Unified Social Category?
II. History of the Women's Movement
        A. 19th Century Women's Movement: The Rhetoric of Reform
        B. 20th Century Women's Movement: Questioning Patriarchy
        C. 20th Century Women's Movement: Questioning Women's Unity
III. Notions of "Otherness"
        A. Simone de Beauvior and Woman as "Other"
        B. Gender and Race: Interlocking Systems
IV. Epistemology: Gender and the Construction of Knowledge
        A. Is There a "Woman's Way of Knowing"?
        B. Science and Technology
V. Gender Socialization
        A. Gender as a Social Institution
        B. Images of Women in Advertising
        C. Gender and Genius in the Visual Arts
        D. Language
        E. Women and Psycho-Social Development
VI. Violence, Sexuality, and Reproduction
        A. Violence Against Women
        B. Lesbian Identity and Cultural Values
        C. Reproductive Rights
VII. Family and Motherhood
        A. Family Values: the Rise of the Nuclear Family
        B. Working Mothers and Motherhood as Institution
        C. Mother's Milk: Advice to Women on Breastfeeding
VIII. Women as Wage Earners
        A. Women and Women's Economic Status
        B. The Global Assambly Line
IX. Unaddressed Topics: Student Presentations

Syllabus based on WS 201 which can be found at
http://www.uga.edu/~wsp/syllabi/ws201s.html