Middlebury

GSFS0191A-F14

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):
91887
Subject Code:
GSFS
Course Number:
0191
Section Identifier:
A

Course

GSFS 0191

All Sections in Fall 2014

Fall 2014

GSFS0191A-F14 Lecture (Essig)