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 WGST 3110E, WMST 3110W
Prerequisite
WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010E or WMST 2010H or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
After completion of the course, the student should be able to understand and assess how the historical and contemporary status of women in the U.S. has been shaped by their gender, race, class, and ethnic background.
After completion of the course, the student should be able to critically analyze the major theoretical and methodological issues in feminist scholarship on questions concerning social constructions of gender, race, and class.
After completion of the course, the student should be able to describe common and distinctive experiences of women in different spheres of activity, including how race, class, and ethnicity interact to shape these experiences.
After completion of the course, the student should be able to evaluate and discuss creative approaches employed by women of varying race, class, and ethnic backgrounds to respond to conditions of oppression individually or collectively.
After completion of the course, the student should be able to develop appropriate communication and 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
