Gender Studies- Bachelor of Arts, Gender Studies, with concentrations in History, Society and Inequality; Culture, Ideology and Representation; and Ethnicity, Nationality, and Sexuality
- Those majoring in Social Sciences can complete their concentration in Gender Studies.
- Minor in Gender Studies
- Women’s Athletics Director, $73,549 annually in our region
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, $50,993 annually in our region
- Valerie Broin (Director), Ph.D., Colorado (’88)
- Betsy Eudey, Ph.D., Ohio State (’01)
In addition to the core Gender Studies faculty, the University recognizes other faculty from different departments who teach core Gender Studies classes or provide significant research support.
The College offers 15 majors and 25 minors at the undergraduate level in addition to five degrees and two certificate programs offered at the graduate level.
CHSS contact info
Founding Dean: Carolyn J. Stefanco
Interim Associate Dean:
Sari Miller-Antonio
Phone: (209) 667-3531
E-mail: CHSS@csustan.edu
Web site: www.csustan.edu/CHSS
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Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines how ideologies regarding biological sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression have influenced and been influenced by institutions, political and cultural practices, scientific and technological advancements, artistic expressions, belief systems, and work and social environments.
Where can our Gender Studies programs take you? Possible career paths include: education and research, government policy and politics, the media, advertising, marketing, journalism, human resources, health care, non-profit administration, social work, criminology, law, and correctional services.
What you can do
Students develop critical thinking skills and obtain experience with oral and written communication, and are therefore prepared to play active roles in shaping their gendered environments.
- Society and Gender
- Women and Feminist Activism
- Gender Theory
- Gender and Sexuality in the Middle East
- Gender and Sexuality in Literature
- Gender in U.S. History
- Gender Roles in the Chicano Family
- African American Families
- Asian American Families
GEND 4150: Gender and Ethnicity in Children’s Literature and Culture
Examination of the representations of gender and ethnicity in children’s literature and media attending to sociohistorical and racial/cultural representation, gender and sexuality, stereotyping, class status, assimilation, multiculturalism, and diversity.
- To identify major historical and contemporary, social, economic, political, and psychological issues facing the sexes
- To analyze strategies for transforming coercive and unequal gender systems and for enhancing individual choice and our common humanity
- To connect scholarly inquiry to practical applications
Gender Studies
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