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SOC 368 - Sociology of Gender (4)

Provides an overview of gender studies in sociology. Drawing on the premises of social constructionism and critical theory, the course examines the micro- and macro- levels of the creation and maintenance of a binary system of gender. Major course themes include gender socialization, the micro-politics of gender, the social construction of gender, gender and intersecting identities, gender stratification, matrices of oppression and institutional processes. Every year.