Gender and Language in Society

4 credits

(Same as SOCI 116.) This course examines how language contributes to the social construction of gender identities, and how gender impacts language use and ideologies. Topics include the ways language and gender interact across the life span, within ethnolinguistic minority communities in the United States, across sexual orientations and cultures. Recommended preparation: LIGN 101, or upper-division standing, or consent of instructor.