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SOCS239 Sociology of Gender and Sexuality

10 cp
Prerequisites 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology
Incompatible SOCI239 Sociology of Gender
Teaching Organisation A variety of formats will be used throughout the course of the unit including lectures, workshops, seminars, film analysis, visual analysis, and group work.

This subject will provide students with the opportunity to examine gender from a sociological perspective. They will examine how and to what extent womens and mens lives are different through an examination of gender in families, friendships, work and major social institutions, taking into account social class and ethnic differences. The complex interplay of sex, sexuality and gender, in both historical and cross-cultural contexts, will be examined. Particular attention will be given to the changing nature of western gender constructions over the last century and this, in turn, will provide the backdrop against which to explore contemporary feminist reform agendas. An over-view of the major theoretical approaches to feminism, masculinity and gender will be provided.

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