The Sociology of Gender and Sexualities

This course offers an in-depth understanding of the sociological study of gender and sexualities. In addition to examining contemporary theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches, we will interrogate the social construction of gender and sexualities within a variety of institutions and social contexts, such as families, schools, work, health and medicine, technology, and popular culture. Throughout the course, close attention will be paid to understanding how gender and sexualities intersect with other systems of inequality, such as race, class, age, nationality, and disability. Although empirical research will primarily draw from the United States, some transnational perspectives will also be considered. Students will leave this course with a strong understanding of gender and sexualities within macro, meso, and micro levels of society, as well as how moments of tension, resistance, and change occur.