Master Course Outline Gender and Society Course Number: SOC 220 Credits: 5 Hours per Quarter: 50 Lecture Hours:50 Description Gender is a central feature of social life. Enhances students' recognition of the pervasiveness and complexities of a sex and gender "system," predominately focusing on our own society. Gender is explored on three levels (individual identity, gender roles, and institutional level) to include as a system of social relationships in which gender interacts with, and influences, institutional structures; as what people "do" in social interactions; and as an attribute by individuals for self-identification. Student may not earn credit for both SOC 220 and WST 220. Course taken prior to fall 2010 also accepted for diversity requirement. Recommended: READ 088 or higher. Intended Skills and Attitude Outcomes A. Think critically about the architecture of our sex and gender system. B. Achieve a balanced examination of the lives and experiences of both women and men. C. Acknowledge the complexities and pervasive influence of gender. D. Incorporate insights drawn from the course into thinking about gender identity, the role of gender in intimate relationships as well as in social institutions such as the workplace, education, and the family. Uncover the links between gender and other asymmetric systems (e.g., race, ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation). Syllabi Listing Course Year Quarter Item Instructor   SOC 220 Spring 2012 2183 Susan Palmer View Syllabus SOC 220 Summer 2011 8017 Curtis Phillips View Syllabus SOC 220 Summer 2010 8017 Curtis Phillips View Syllabus SOC 220 Spring 2010 2191 Curtis Phillips View Syllabus SOC 220 Summer 2009 8017 Curtis Phillips View Syllabus SOC 220 Spring 2009 2191 Curtis Phillips View Syllabus SOC 220 Spring 2008 2191 Susan Palmer View Syllabus SOC 220 Spring 2007 2191 Susan Palmer View Syllabus SOC 220 Spring 2005 2191 Susan Palmer View Syllabus Two Year Projected Schedule Year One* Year Two** Fall Winter Spring Summer Mini  Fall Winter Spring Summer Mini     X         X     *Year one is all odd years (2003-2004) **Year two is all even years (2004-2005)