SOAN 232 - Anthropology of Gender

This course explores both the traditional anthropological patterns related to sexual division of labor and variability in gender roles and contemporary issues related to gender and changing gender roles from an anthropological perspective. What types of activities are generally performed by men/by women - and why? How might this general pattern have evolved? What cannot be generalized? Which aspects of either the division of labor or gender roles are culturally variable? How might we explain this pattern? How do we understand gender identity? How do we explain changing gender roles? As a 200-level class in Sociology/Anthropology major, it is also designed to build critical thinking skills through assignments that focus on analyzing arguments and developing opinions and positions based on evidence and careful reasoning.

Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Social Scientific Mode of Inquiry and Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.