ABOUT THE COURSE

The purpose of this course is to raise students' awareness regarding the ways in which gender is created, maintained, and/or changed through cultural expectations and interaction. Students will gain theoretical insights and develop analytical skills to identify gendered expectations, and to learn how such expectations serve to limit behavior for people of all genders. The course will enhance understanding of how predominant social assumptions and communication norms can devalue and silence women and other non-dominant groups, and how students can become change agents to enhance our collective lives. 

Basic Skills Requirement: ENG or ESL 095, ACR 095 Prerequisites: SPE 100 Fundamentals of Speech