Catalog

PSYC 314 Psychology of Gender

This course examines concepts and issues related to gender, viewed from a broad range of disciplines within the social sciences with emphases on historical antecedents, evolution, biology, and cultural norms. Issues include the meaning of gender in society, the development of gender identity, sex roles, and gender differences in aptitudes and abilities. Lecture. Prerequisites: PSYC 200, Introduction to Psychology; WRIT 113, First-Year Academic Writing; LSCI 105, Information Theory and Practice or LSCI 106, Information Sources in Architecture and Interior Design or, LSCI 205, Information in the Disciplines; and MDST 120, Public Speaking.

Credits

3