Gender, Sexuality and Society

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces students to the sociological study of gender and sexuality. It explores how socio-economic and cultural conditions— particularly in contemporary Canada— shape our understandings and experiences of gender and sexuality and how both intersect with age, ethnicity, class and other markers of identity. Specific topics to be examined may include the interconnected histories of sexuality and gender expectations in western societies, representations of gender and sexuality in the contemporary media, the family as a changing social institution and/or the social organization of intimate relationships, and different forms of gender and sexual activism and the notions of justice that they represent. Students taking this course will gain an in-depth understanding of gender and sexuality as evolving socially constructed concepts that have real and multiple effects. CALENDAR NOTES: Given its focus on contemporary Canadian society, this course may not be approved as an IDS class. PREREQUISITES: One 1000 level SOSA course or FYP or a GWST course CROSSLISTED: GWST 2192.03 EXCLUSIONS: SOSA 2190X/Y.06, GWST 2800X/Y.06 FORMATS: Lecture