PS 344 Psychology of Gender (Fall/Spring: 3)
Prerequisite:
PS 241
This course involves a multi-faceted and critical look at how gender shapes
identities, beliefs, and behavior. Rather than concentrating on questions
of sex differences, we will explore how females and males do gender in their
everyday lives. We will review competing theoretical models and scrutinize
empirical findings that support and fail to support common sense ideas about
gender. Topics include a number of controversial issues such as violence
in intimate relationships, sexual orientation, media constructions of femininity
and masculinity, ethnic/racial/cultural critiques of feminist psychology,
and gender harassment.
Judy Dempewolff
Last Updated: 17-JAN-13