Summer 2012 Honors Course
HON 250H Section A
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Psychology of Women
MW 1:15 - 5:15
Dr. Susan Conradsen
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Course meets these requirements:
- An HON 250 course (3 of 9
elective required hours for all Honors students)
- Counts as the psychology
course requirement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences general education
core (3 of 9 hours required)
- May count toward the major
with departmental approval
Course
description:
This
course is an interdisciplinary investigation of the psychological, social,
emotional, and cognitive aspects of gender in our society. In particular,
the unique issues and challenges to women’s psychological well-being created by
the impact of society (both direct and indirect) and culture will be addressed.
Some of the specific topics we will cover include how gender identity is
formed, the preponderance of sexist stereotypes, how the media influences our
ideas of masculinity and femininity, the occupational and domestic challenges
women face, the culture of violence against women across their lives, the
experience of birth and mothering, love relationships, and other developmental
events unique to women’s development such as menstruation and menopause.
Throughout the course the existence of sexism within American culture and
beyond will be covered such as inequity in political representation and
salaries, sex trafficking, female genital mutilation, and role
expectations. This class is a discussion oriented class. Students
take weekly quizzes, complete a group presentation on a topic of their choice,
and complete five writing assignments.