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PSYC 140L - 01   Women's Bodies and Psychological Well-Being

2020 Summer Quarter

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Career
Undergraduate
Grading
Student Option
Class Number
71013
Type
Lecture
Instruction Mode
In Person
Credits
5 units
General Education
 
Status
Open
Available Seats
2
Enrollment Capacity
70
Enrolled
68
Wait List Capacity
0
Wait List Total
0

Description

Examines how women's bodily experiences (e.g., sexual objectification, violence, menarche, sexual health) are uniquely tied to their subordinate status and impacts their psychological well-being. Theories of gender inequality will address how social control directed at women's bodies through power relations embedded in societal institutions contributes to women's marginalized status.

Enrollment Requirements

Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; and PSYC 100, or SOCY 103B, or FMST 100. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior psychology, sociology, feminist studies, and community studies majors.

Meeting Information

Days & Times Room Instructor Meeting Dates
TuTh 09:00AM-12:30PM Harsey,S.J. 07/27/20 - 08/28/20
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