Minor Courses For Women Studies Courses at Adrian College
Monday, September 8th, 2008PHIL 129 Introduction to Women’s Studies
PHIL 329 Feminist Thought. Feminist approaches to literary theory, anthropology, psychology, ethics, and philosophy, and their possible effect on contemporary theology and biblical analysis.
HIST 221 Women in East Asia. Topics in the history of East Asian women including family life, culture, sexuality, politics, work and education. Comparisons of Japan, China and Korea.
HIST 313 Women in Modern European History. Experiences and representations of women in Europe since 1789
HIST 365 U.S. Women’s History. Women in U.S. history, with a focus on how differences of class, race, region and ethnicity have shaped American women’s history.
SOC 202 Sociology of Sex and Gender. A sociological analysis of gender construction and sexual inequality, including an introduction to general historical knowledge about men’s and women’s lives, social forces affecting reproduction, sexuality, intimacy, parenthood and gender role patterns.
PSYC 216 HumanSexuality. The physiological, psychological and social dimensions of sexual development and behavior. Spring. Please note, this course cannot be used toward a major or minor in Psychology.
PSYC 306 Race and Gender. The experiences, effects and social realities of race and gender will be explored. A psychological focus will be used to clarify the causes and outcomes of racism and sexism.
RELG 310 Women in World Religions. Themes and issues in the traditions and texts of Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Christian and Muslim religions with particular attention to the role of women. Topics will include: images of women in sacred scriptures and historical traditions, ritual practices, sources of religious authority, and psychological and ethical implications of feminist approaches to religion.
RELG 330 Women and the Bible. A detailed study of portions of the Jewish and/or Christian scriptures. Topics may include: prophecy and apocalyptic, the Synoptic gospels, the Pauline letters, myth and parable. Emphasis is on both historical and literary approaches to the Biblical texts.