Gender and Violence

SOC

328

Gender and Violence

An examination of gender and violence using a sociological lens. We explore violence in multiple spheres including public and private, with a focus on gendered violence. We investigate violence in the lives of women and girls in the United States, historically and today. We study industrialization and war, and the violence inherent in both. We examine everyday violence as it shapes and genders our individual lives and social worlds, in particular socio-historical contexts. We also look at cultural notions about which groups are violent, and social realities of where violence actually happens in our relationships, homes and workplaces. Throughout the term, we focus on differences and similarities in experiences of violence across lines of class, race and sexuality.

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

Yes

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