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WMST 420

Gender and the Social Sciences

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
StandardRepeatable up to 9 credits

Overview

Description

Gender through the lens of the social sciences, such as political science, sociology, anthropology, psychology and economics.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Junior standing or above.
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Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Restrictions

Junior standing or above.

Attributes

StandardRepeatable up to 9 credits

Learning Outcomes

  • identify and critically reflect on gender as a major category of social analysis.
  • demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which gender intersects with race, class, nationality, and sexuality.
  • locate, understand, and critically review gender theories and research within the interdisciplinary field of Social Studies of Gender and in relation to sexuality, ethnicity and class.
  • demonstrate an understanding of the usefulness of feminist and gender theoretical perspectives in social science research.
  • apply feminist and gender theoretical perspectives to social science.