Middlebury

SOAN0191A-F12

Intro to Sociology of Gender

Introduction to Sociology of Gender
What is gender and what would a sociology of it look like? When did gender become a category of inquiry and more importantly why? We will look at how the meaning and performance of gender changed over time, from Classical Greece to Victorian England, to the contemporary U.S. We will also look at how gender changes depending on one’s position in social space, e.g. one’s race, class, sexuality, and nationality. Finally, we will consider how the need to look at gender is the result of a variety of discourses, from psychoanalysis to capitalism to movements of liberation such as feminism. 3 hrs. lect.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
90331
Subject Code:
SOAN
Course Number:
0191
Section Identifier:
A

Course

SOAN 0191

All Sections in Fall 2012

Fall 2012

SOAN0191A-F12 Lecture (Essig)