Gender and Society (CVS-0030)

Fall 2024 · CVS 0030 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Examination of gender and its prevalence in social life. Topics include the relationships between gender, sex and power relations; and how perceptions of gender change over time and help shape life opportunities and outcomes, and gender functions as a social construction. Consideration of gender expression through configurations of femininity and masculinity, and co-construction with race, sexuality, social class, ability, nation, and other lines of difference. Case studies may include the nature vs. nurture debate; gender and institutions, including families, schools, and religion; how gender shapes the nation state; masculinity; and feminist politics.

Course codes: CVS-0030, CVS 0030, CVS0030, CVS-30, CVS 30, CVS30, SOC-0030, SOC 0030, SOC0030, SOC-30, SOC 30, SOC30, WGSS-0040, WGSS 0040, WGSS0040, WGSS-40, WGSS 40, WGSS40

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