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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ANTH 6420 - Gender and Power in Ethnographic Perspective


3 Hours
(Same as WGSS 6210 .) Ethnographic and theoretical examination of the role of gender in human societies, including role differences and inequalities between women and men cross-culturally; the cultural significance and social institutions associated with public and domestic spheres; power, ideology, and the production of historically specific gender identities and sexualities; global perspectives on feminism and approaches to women’s empowerment.

Prerequisite(s): Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre/Corequisite(s): None.
Requirements: None.