SOCIOLOGY 0315 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER ON-LINE

Dr. Zengie Mangaliso

Class meeting: Online

This course has a highly recommended Orientation

Office & Telephone # Parenzo 105, 413-572- 5502

Office Hours: By appointment

Texts

1. Men’s Lives. (7^th Edition), 2007, authored by Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner.

2. Women, Men, and Society. (5^th Edition), 2003, authored by Claire M. Renzetti and Daniel J. Curran, and

On-line readings that can be accessed when class begins.

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVE

In this course, students will learn how personal lives and experiences are influenced and determined by sex. The course will show how everyday reality then becomes gendered; a process that is a social construction and is universal. Students will be encouraged to figure out to what extend biology, in particular sex, affect roles, if at all. Gendered experiences will be connected or traced to macro variables such as the social, economic, and political institutions in which people live or find themselves even as adults. Furthermore, students will be encouraged to look beyond the boundaries of their own lives and begin to understand the complexity and diversity of gendered experiences in terms of race, culture, and social class.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisite: SOCI0101

There will be two on-line exams. In this class, class participation is strongly recommended. Class participation includes up to date reading of assigned readings, and active engaged in on-line discussions. The final course will be weighted in the following manner;

First exam 35%

Second exam 35%

Class participation 30%

Total 100%

The grading scheme in this class is as follows:

94+ =A 77-79 =C+

91-93 =A- 74-76 =C

88-90 =B+ 70-73 =C-

84-87 =B 60-69 =D

80-83 =B- <60 =F