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Gender, Race, Class, Sexuality


Course Description

Interdiciplinary examination of social issues of race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality as they contribute to the lives and identity formation of diverse women in the United States. Special attention paid to African American, Asian American, Latin American, and Native American women.


Athena Title

Gender Race Class Sexuality


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in WMST 3110W


Prerequisite

WMST 1110 or WMST 2010 or permission of department


Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

After completion of the course, the student should be able to: 1. Understand how the historical and contemporary status of women in the U.S. has been shaped by their gender, race, class, and ethnic background. 2. Be familiar with the major theoretical and methodological issues in feminist scholarship on questions concerning social constructions of gender, race, and class. 3. Describe common and distinctive experiences of women in different spheres of activity including how race, class, and ethnicity interact to shape these experiences. 4. Evaluate and discuss creative approaches employed by women of varying race, class, and ethnic backgrounds to respond to conditions of oppression individually or collectively. 5. Develop appropriate research skills to participate in a team project and an independent research project which will result in an oral presentation and a written paper.


Topical Outline

What do we mean by Gender, Race, and Class? What is Oppression? Theoretical Perspectives and Interpretation of Gender, Race, and Class Feminist Perspectives on Gender, Race, and Class: Commonalities and Differences Women and Work Family and Household Women and Health Reproduction Sexuality Violence Politics and Strategies of Empowerment African-American Women Asian-American Women Latina-American Women Native-American Women Jewish-American Women Building Multi-Cultural Alliances: U.S. Approaches Building Multi-Cultural Alliances: International Approaches Syllabus can be found at www.uga.edu/~wsp/syllabi/ws411s.html


Syllabus