Sociology 243: Sex and Gender in Comparative Perspective

Number of academic hours per week: 3
Number of credits:                 3
Semesters offered:                 Fall, Spring
Prerequisites:                     Sociology 101

This course explores the social construction of gender in a comparative-historical perspective. Emphasis is given to the ways in which particular social and historical conditions shape gender relations in the economy, the political system, the family, and the ideology and practice of sexuality.