MCCCD Program Description

Gender, Class, and Race

Course: WST120

First Term: 1997 Fall

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: A feminist discussion of gender, class and race as basic and central social categories that determine how we see ourselves and others and how they circumscribe our opportunities and privileges in American society

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe the feminist perspective and distinguish it from other social science perspectives. (I) 2. Describe the social construction of knowledge regarding the categories of gender, class, and race. (II) 3. Contrast and compare discrimination based on the social categories of gender, class, and race. (III) 4. Describe the role that gender, class, and race play in the major social institutions of American society. (IV) 5. Describe cultural and historical influences on sexuality and how these relate to socio-cultural concepts of beauty. (V) 6. Describe the relationship of race and sex to AIDS. (V) 7. Describe the impact of gender, class, and race on homophobia. (V) 8. Describe the effect that gender, class, and race exert on the creation and maintenance of social hierarchies. (VI) 9. Describe the role of political activism in envisioning and accomplishing social change relating to gender, class, and race. (VII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. The Feminist Perspective A. Definition B. Distinction from other social science perspectives II. Social Construction of Knowledge A. Gender B. Class C. Race III. Discrimination Based on Social Categories A. Sexism B. Racism C. Class differences IV. Gender, Class, and Race in Social Institutions A. The economy and work B. Marriage and the family C. Education and religion D. Legal and political institutions V. Sexuality A. Cultural and historical influences B. The beauty myth C. Race, sex, and AIDS D. Homophobia VI. Creating and Maintaining a Hierarchy A. Stereotypes B. Language C. Ideology D. Violence E. Social change VII. Revisioning the Future A. Political activism B. Envisioning change

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/10/1996

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