WGST 200 Introduction to Women’s Studies [GEUS]

This course provides an overview of the main issues confronting women in the United States today. Topics covered may include patriarchy and oppression, media images, violence, work, sexuality, feminism and commonalities and differences of women from different racial/ethnic and class backgrounds.

Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation

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Rationale for Perspectives on a Diverse World - Introduction to Women’s Studies introduces students to diversity in the United States by examining the lives of women from diverse racial/ethnic and class backgrounds. The course explores constructions of difference- whether based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality or class- and helps students understand how these constructions have been and continue to be fundamental to life in the U.S.

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gender, U.S. Diversity (GEUS)

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