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Sociology (SOC)
736 Prince Lucien Campbell, 541-346-5002
College of Arts & Sciences
Course Data
  SOC 355   Sociology of Gender >2 >IP >US 4.00 cr.
Position of women in contemporary society; women and work, politics, families, the economy; intersection of gender, race, and class; women's movements.
Grading Options: Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
Instructor: Littlejohn KE-mail Office:   740 PLC
Section has additional FeesCourse Fees: $25.00 per credit
Course Materials
 
  CRN Avail Max Time Day Location Instructor Notes
  35314 0 110 -   ASYNC WEB Littlejohn K $
Academic Deadlines
Deadline     Last day to:
April 2:   Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded)
April 8:   Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
April 8:   Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
April 9:   Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded)
April 9:   Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded)
April 10:   Add this course
April 10:   Last day to change to or from audit
April 16:   Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded)
April 16:   Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded)
April 23:   Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded)
April 23:   Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded)
April 30:   Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded)
April 30:   Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded)
May 21:   Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded)
May 21:   Change grading option for this course
Caution You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day.

Expanded Course Description
We will critically examine issues of sociology of women, particularly related to work, family, relationships, and differences/similarities with men. One of the first questions people ask a new parent when there is a birth or adoption is "What is it?" By this they usually mean, "Is it a boy or is it a girl?" Sometimes people want to know so they can give a "gender-appropriate" gift (such as a pink blanket for a girl, or a blue baseball uniform for a boy). While various opportunities for women and men have expanded in work, family, and other settings, biological sex still functions for many as a primary identity category. In this class we will explore ways in which society and culture create and understand boundaries of sex and gender. How do biological sex and constructed gender differ? Why is it important to look at life from the "women's" viewpoint rather than just from a viewpoint which is customarily understood as a "gender-neutral?" How do ideological, financial, and social factors form the gender/sex system today? What are varying theories of gender stratification and how might we predict how the sex/gender system will change? By the end of the course, we should better understand how sex and gender intertwine with other characteristics such as class, race, sexuality, disability, and age.
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