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PSY 260: Psychology of Gender
Spring 2008
Instructor: Ellen Altermatt, Ph.D.
GENERAL INFORMATION
We will be meeting in Room 147 of the Science Center on Monday through Friday from 10am to 12noon. My office hours are from 8am to 10am Monday through Friday. Please stop by! I'm happy to meet with you.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This
course will examine psychological theory and research on gender. What does it
mean to be male or female? Why do people so often focus on differences between
the sexes rather than the common experience of being human? Are we defined
primarily by biology or are we shaped by our socialization? To provide a
starting point in answering some of these questions, we will discuss societal
expectations for women and men, empirical research that supports or fails to
support common beliefs about differences between the sexes, and the relationship
between gender and many traditional issues in psychology (e.g., parenting,
achievement, friendship, and romantic relationships). The class format will be
largely discussion-based.
COURSE MATERIALS
Click on the links below for important course documentation. These links will be updated regularly throughout the semester.
Course Syllabus
Lippa (2002), Chapter 2 (Reserve)
Lippa (2002), Chapter 4 (Reserve)
Fausto-Sterling (2000), Chapter 3 (Reserve)
Fausto-Stering (2000), Chapter 4 (Reserve)
Bem, S. (1998), Chapter 5 (Reserve)
Sadker & Sadker (1994) -- Read this before you read Sommers
Sommers (2000) -- Note that the pp. 32 and 33 are out of order
Franiuk, Cohen, & Pomerantz (2002)