Middlebury

WAGS0191X-F11

Intro to Sociology of Gender
Please register via SOAN 0191X

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. 2 hrs. lect., 1 hr. disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
90189
Subject Code:
WAGS
Course Number:
0191
Section Identifier:
X

Course

WAGS 0191

All Sections in Fall 2011

Fall 2011

WAGS0191A-F11 Lecture (Essig)
WAGS0191X-F11 Discussion (Essig)
WAGS0191Y-F11 Discussion (Essig)
WAGS0191Z-F11 Discussion (Essig)