GSC2207

Women's sociology

(ART)

Marion Collis

6 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Gippsland, OCDL + Prerequisites: GSC1201, GSC1202 or equivalents + Prohibition: GSC3207, GSS2207, GSS3207

Synopsis: Students will be introduced to feminist critiques of malestream sociological perspectives, their theoretical and conceptual frameworks and methods of inquiry, and to alternative feminist approaches which can inform a sociology for women. Issues of class, culture and race will be considered. The second part of the ubject will focus on doing a women's sociology and the application of a feminist perspective to understanding women's lives in contemporary society.

Assessment: Two assignments (1350 and 1800 words): 30% and 40% - Seminar presentation/paper (1350 words): 30%