PSC 255 - The American Women’s Movement

(3 units) CO10

Introduction to American women’s history and politics focusing on race, gender, and class relations, and the legal and economic status of women. (PSC 255 and WMST 255 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. select and apply appropriate methods of inquiry to analyze complex questions about gender difference and/or equity.
2. articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, sexual identity, ability, national origin, or other identities.
3. analyze and interpret information about cultural differences, cultural rules, and gender biases in racial, religious, and ethnic groups within the United States.
4. analyze ways in which the history of cultural groups in the United States differ and how such differences position them in relation to one another.
5. articulate ways in which social identities such as race, class, and gender intersect in order to influence individual life experiences and/or perspectives.
6. integrate, synthesize, and apply knowledge of issues of gender and sexuality in both focused and broad interdisciplinary contexts.

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