WPC+ Nl0ӮV՗6Vo׌l0̏2C SvQswyӹB{5+ir/hQ|L|ۉ-cGA.l_~GtLry-~iθ~(,In{ako):lQ?IG%jg?7rdMsLJW*dSI=yV?-o! \Fh_o iLP3҉<'2]TdږIp5į9/aZFSI"m`Im+ ]>J,/'I /Fy9=mm0{Ftم>cr/ɗVIF}&$8Ay; M>(Q[.Twgp{#Ƽ@Ä@ #U: % 0(UNwe4i}N^  m--HP DeskJet 950C SeriesT(,,,,T(0<6X9`+"Courier 10cpiX($(@ Z 6Times New Roman Regular(o+3|x]+ U   e  ##Xd# ##CXd# !  _XXXXW  @# SOCIOLOGY3280  @!SociologyofGender  L  @  COURSEOUTLINEANDSYLLABUS  ` @&FALL2001   8  LindaGrant,ProfessorofSociology   324BaldwinHall   5423228(office)or5422421(mainoffice)   Email:lgrant@arches.uga.edu p OfficeHours:1:303:30Wednesdays,andbyappointment \  Classmeets:12:301:45TandTh  p Room322BaldwinHall  \  CourseFocus: ThiscourseservesasanintroductiontoSociologyofGender,oneofthelargest 4 andfastestgrowingsubsectionswithintheAmericanSociologicalAssociation.Weexamine $ genderasamajororganizingprincipleofcontemporarysociallifeandexplorethewaysthat  genderintersectswithotherimportantlinesofsocialdifferentiation,suchasrace,ethnicity,social  class,sexuality,andnationality.Weexplorediversetheoriesthataddressissuesofgender  differentiationandgenderinequality,andweexplorethewaysinwhichgenderinfluencessocial  lifeandsocialorganizationwithinmajorsocialinstitutionssuchasmedia,family,theworkplace, p schools,religion,politics,andpopularculture.Althoughtheprimaryemphasiswillbeon \  contemporaryAmericansociety,wewillbeattentivetowaysinwhichcontemporarygender H! relationsintheUSaresimilarto,anddifferentfrom,thoseinotherlocalesanderas. 4"   WritingIntensiveEmphasis :Forthissemester,thiscoursehasbeendesignatedawriting  $\" intensivecourse.Thatmeansthatinthecontextofthiscourse,youwillhaveanopportunityto $L # developandimproveyourwritingskills.ItdoesnotmeanthattherewillbeMOREwritingthanin %8!$ atypicalcourse,butratherwehaveadditionalresources!includingateachingassistantprovided &$"% bytheFranklinCollegespecialprogramthatfundsthisinitiative!toworkwithyoutodevelop '#& writingskillsinthecontextofthecontentofthecourse.TheWritingIntensiveTeaching (#' AssistantassignedtothiscourseisMichelleNeal(_neal_@arches.uga.edu). )$( ThisisacorecoursefortheWomensStudiesUndergraduateCertificateProgram,althoughmost p+&* studentsinthecoursearenotcertificatecandidates.Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformationaboutthe \,'+ certificateprogram,pleasecontacttheassociatedirector,Dr.Mary_Carruth_,atWomensStudies H-(, _Program,locatedintheBensonBuildingacrossS.LumpkinfromtheGeorgiaCenterfor  ContinuingEducation.   CourseFormat :Thiscoursewilluseavarietyofformats,includinglectures,guestspeakers, t videopresentations,discussions,andwrittenassignments.Onquizzesandexaminationsstudents d willberesponsibleforallmaterialsassignedtobereadand/orcoveredinclass. P  Somematerialscoveredinthisclasstendtogeneratecontroversy,anddiscussionsareagoodway ( x toworkourselvesthroughthemandtolearnfromoneanother.Ihopewecandevelopaclimate  d inwhichdifferencesofperspectivecanbesharedinapositiveway,andindividualsfeel  P  comfortabletospeakeveniftheyholdperspectivesdifferentfrommineorfromthemajorityof  <  classmembers.Pleasedonotbeconcernedthattakingaviewpointdifferentfromminewill (  negativelyaffectyourgrade.    Attendance: Regularattendanceiscriticaltodoingwellinthecourse,sincethereisnoeffective   waytomakeupcertainsessionsrelyingondiscussion,guestspeakers,films,etc..Wewillbe   checkingattendanceregularly.Studentswithnomorethantworecordedabsencesduringthe x termwillreceive2pointsaddedtotheirfinalgrade.Itisyourresponsibilitytomakecertainyou d havesignedtheattendancesheet.Ifyouarenotinclassatthepointthatthesheetispassed P around,youwillbemarkedabsentforthatday. PLEASENOTE thatabsencesexceeding7can < begroundsforaninstructorinitiateddropatanypointduringthecourse.ByUniversity ,| regulations,dropscomingafterthemidpointofthecourse(Oct.9)arerecordedas WF, h regardlessofastudentsaverageinthecourse. T  CourseMaterials: Youshouldpurchasethefollowingtwobooks,bothpaperbacksandboth , availableinlocalbookstores:  MichaelKimmel.TheGenderedSociety.OxfordUniversityPress,2000.  MaxineBacaZinn,PierretteHondagneuSotelo,andMichaelMessner.GenderthroughthePrism | ofDifference.2ndedition.2000. h  Therewillbeafewadditionalmaterialsmadeavailableviareserveorviahandoutsdistributedin @"  class.Inaddition,guestspeakersmayprovidehandoutsoradditionalmaterialstobestudied. ,#|! Youmayalsoreceiveadditionalhandoutsandreadingassignmentsfrommeand/orfromguest %T # speakers. %@!$  GradingandEvaluation:  '#& Evaluationwillbestraightforward. )$(  Examinations: Wewillhavethreeexaminationsthroughouttheclass,thelastattheregularly x+&* scheduledtimeforthefinalexam,Tuesday,Dec.11,at8:00a.m.inourregularclassroom.Each h,'+ ofthesewillcountfor20%ofyourfinalgrade.Eachexamwillcoveronlythosematerialsreador T-(, W e   studiedsincethelastexam.Thesewillbeacombinationofessayandshortanswertests.   Quizzes: Toencourageyoutokeepupwithreadings"vitaltodoingwellinthiscourse!therewill  bethreeshorterquizzes,weighted5%ofthefinalgradescheduledbetweentheseexams. x  OriginalResearchPaper: Thefinal25%ofyourgradewillbemadeupfromanoriginalresearch P  paperthatwillbedueshortlyaftertheThanksgivingbreak.Thepaperwillfocusongender @  socializationindifferenteras.Thisisthemajorwritingassignmentforthecourse,anddetailsofit , | willbeexplainedmorefullyinthesecondweekofclass.Youwillhaveanopportunitytorevise  h andreworkthisassignment,withfeedbackfromus,priortoitsfinalsubmission.Meeting  T  deadlinesforsubmissionofinterviewschedules,paperoutlines,annotatedbibliographies,and  @  roughdraftswillalsocounttowardyourfinalgradeonthisassignment. ,  Thepapershouldbesubmittedalongwithasignedstatementthatitrepresentsastudentsoriginal   work.FinalpapersaredueonThurday,November29,bythebeginningofclasstime.Papers   shouldbetypedanddoublespaced. Latepaperswillnotbeaccepted.   AcademicHonesty :Itakeissuesofacademichonestyveryseriously,asdothevastmajorityof h studentsatUGA,andwillfilecomplaintsincasesofdishonesty.IfyouareunfamiliarwithUGAs X policyonacademichonesty,itisaccessiblethroughtheUniversityswebpage. D  OtherPolicies: Idonotmindphonecallsathomeatreasonablehours:5482669.Often, l however,Iammostreadilyaccessibleviaemail(seeaddressabove).Itypicallycheckemail  \ severaltimesaday. H Ifmyofficehoursareinconvenientforyou,pleasedonthesitatetoasktoseemeatothertimes.I   amusuallyaroundmostafternoons,unlessIhaveameeting.   Inanemergencysituation,itisfinetobringasmallchildtoclassratherthanmissaclass.  However,forthebenefitofotherstudentswhomightbecomedistracted,pleasedonotplanto  bringchildrentoclassonaregularbasis. l  0  h,'+(#(#   SYLLABUS   =$Materialsassignedonthissyllabusshouldbereadbeforecomingtoclasseachday.  K=Kimmeltext(seeabove) ` BZ=BacaZinn,HondagneuSotelo,Messnerreader(seeabove) L  Datesforvideosaretentativeandmaybereworkedasschedulesrequire.Guestspeakersmaybe $ t addedastheirschedulespermit.  `  WeekOne:Aug.16  8   Th:Introduction,explanationofcourserequirementsandmaterials    WeekTwo:Aug.21,23    T:OverviewofSociologyofGender p ЀRead:K,chapter1 \ ЀBZ,Introduction H  WeekThree:Aug.28,30  p  BiologyandBehavior H ̀Read:K,chapter2   ЀBZ,Lorberarticle, BelievingisSeeing.....   ЀRobertSapolsky, TheTroublewithTestosterone:WillBoysJustBeBoys?(Handout)  Ѐ    Video:TheStoryofJohn/Joan    WeekFour:Sept.4,6 D! Papertopicproposalisdueinbyclasstime,Sept.4 #l!  Biology,culture,andsocialconstruction $D # ̀ReadBZ,articlesbyThorne, ChildrenandGender:ConstructionsofDifference0 x &"% (# (# ЀandStack DifferentVoices,DifferentVisions:Gender,Culture,andMoral '#& ЀReasoningandMessner, Becoming100%Straight (#' ̀ Video:SexontheBrain,LecturebyDeborahLeighBlum |*%) Ѐ  l+&* Ѐ FirstQuiz,Thursday,Sept. 6 󀀀  X,'+ z WeekFive:Sept.11,13   GenderIssuesinCrossCulturalPerspective t ReadK,chapter3 L  ̀BZ,BacaZinnandDill, TheorizingDifferencefromMultiracialFeminism, $ t ЀConnell, MasculinitiesandGlobalizationYenLeEspiritu, AmericansHave  ` ЀaDifferentAttitudeEnloe, ItTakesMorethanTwo.....  L  ̀ Video:LifeontheGlobalAssemblyLine  $  Ѐ    WeekSix:Sept.18,20     Draftinterviewscheduleisdueinnolaterthanclasstime,Sept.18    ImagesofGenderinPsychology ` ̀ReadK,chapter4 8 ЀDeauxandMajor, ASocialPsychologicalModelofGender(Handout) $t ̀ Video:RevivingOphelia  L Ѐ <  FirstExam,Thursday,September20  ( Ѐ WeekSeven:Sept25,27   SocialConstructivistApproachestoGender,SexRoleTheories  ReadK,chapter5  d   󀀀WestandZimmerman, DoingGender(Handout) P! ЀBZ,articlesbyLauraMiller, NotJustWeaponsfortheWeak......,Zones, BeautyMyths <"  ЀandRealities.Lamm, ItsaBigFatRevolutionandGerschickandMiller, Comingto (#x! ЀTermswithMasculinityandDisability $d" ̀ Video:DreamworldsII  %