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Sociology of Gender Western New Mexico University SOC 352 Spring 2012 Mondays and Wednesdays 4:00-5:15 MARTNB 213

Dr. Emma Bailey Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 12:00-2:00, Tuesdays 10:45-11:45, and by appointment Phelps Dodge 227 575. 538.6824 (o) / 575.538.5478 (c) [email protected]

Course Description The course is designed as an introduction to the sociology of gender, social construction of gender and global and U.S. gender inequality. While analyzing the social constraints imposed on women and men is the primary focus of the course, gender will also be analyzed in conjunction with race, social class, and sexual orientation. This analysis will be done through such topics as gender socialization, education, language, media, relationships, employment, crime, politics, religion, and health.

Required Course Readings Available at the WNMU Bookstore: Aulette, Judy Root and Judith Wittner. 2012. Gendered Worlds 2e. New York: Oxford University Press. Spade, Joan Z. and Catherine G. Valentine, eds. 2011. The Kaleidoscope of Gender 3e. Los Angeles: Pine Forge Press.

Available at Miller Library Circulation Desk: SOC 352 Sociology of Gender Course Pack DVDs: Boys Don’t Cry, Brokeback Mountain, Real Women Have Curves, Mona Lisa Smile, North Country, Joy Luck Club, Monster, Vera Drake, The Help, Glory Road, Doubt

Course Requirements 1. Read the assigned materials prior to class and be prepared to discuss them. Both attendance and preparation are crucial to success in this course. Participation in class is essential. 2. Complete a GENDER NOTEBOOK which includes A. Three “What is Gender?” papers B. Eight gender artifacts C. Four “Gender in Everyday Life” papers D. Eleven critical reflection papers

Evaluation “What is Gender?” Papers 15% Gender Artifacts 20% “Gender in Everyday Life” Papers 15% Critical Reflection Papers 50%

Grading Scale 100-90 A 89-80 B 79-70 C 69-60 D 59 and below F Important Notes ATTENDANCE--Attendance is expected at all sessions. Attendance is the student’s responsibility. Students with three or more absences cannot earn higher than a C in the course (see the 2011-2012 WNMU catalog). CELL PHONES--No cell phones are permitted in class. ACADEMIC HONESTY--Students must follow WNMU’s academic honesty policy (see the 2011-2012 WNMU catalog). ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE ON THE STATED DATE—NO EXCEPTIONS INCOMPLETES—For a variety of reasons, I discourage incompletes. Incompletes are given only for very specific circumstances. Do not even consider asking me for an incomplete unless you have successfully completed 70% of the coursework prior to asking. Disability Services at WNMU: Services for students with disabilities are provided through the Academic Support Center’s Disability Support Services. The Academic Support Center’s Disability Support Services Office can be contacted by phone at (575) 538-6400 or e-mail at [email protected].

PLEASE communicate with me through Mustang Express, phone, or text. Do NOT communicate with me via Blackboard.

Participation This is a course that is built upon your participation. This requires you to make a commitment to the class to be present and prepared. If you have not done the reading or the assignment, you are unprepared.

GENDER NOTEBOOK The gender notebook is made up of the assignments below. The notebook is meant to be academic and reflective, structured and creative, located and dynamic. The notebook should be organized, using page tabs, according to each type of assignment and chronological within each section. While I will grade each assignment as the semester progresses, only those assignments I have graded will count. Any assignments that are not included in the notebook will not receive credit. The GENDER NOTEBOOK is due May 2nd.

“ What Is Gender?” Papers Three “What Is Gender?” papers are due this term (January 11, February 20, April 30). This assignment is highly reflective. Students can answer the question in a personal or academic way. However, with each paper the student should demonstrate change and growth in the understanding of gender, society’s impact on gender, gender inequality, etc. With each paper, students should take stock of where they are in their own journey of understanding not only about the structural reality of gender, but also gender in interaction and ultimately in their own life. Each paper should be a minimum of two pages and a maximum of four. Evaluation is pass/fail.

Gender Artifacts Eight gender artifacts (bumper sticker, t-shirt, magazine ad, comic strip, song, billboard and two of your choice) are due this term (January 23, 30, February 6, 27, March 12, 26, April 2, 23). Artifacts are due at the start of class. See syllabus for the type of artifact due on each date. With each artifact, turn in the actual artifact (a photo or photocopy) and a typewritten paragraph that connects as clearly as possible the artifact to the reading for that day. Use citations. Identify the source for your artifact.

“ Gender in Every Day Life” Papers Four “Gender in Every Day Life” papers are due this term (January 25, February 13, March 19, April 9). This assignment encourages the development of the sociological imagination and critical observation skills. As students move through this course, students’ attention to gender in our every day lives will increase. For this assignment, describe an event from the preceding week in which you noticed gender happening. Then critically reflect on that experience using the course material in your paper. Citations are required. Papers are due at the start of class. These papers are to be type written and at least one page (but not more than two pages) in length. These papers are required to be free of typing errors, grammatical mistakes, and spelling mistakes and should be written in an essay format with introduction, body and conclusion.

Critical Reflection Papers Eleven critical reflection papers are due this term (February 1, 6, 15, 22, 29, March 12, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 25). Each paper corresponds to an assigned movie-- Boys Don’t Cry, Brokeback Mountain, Real Women Have Curves, Mona Lisa Smile, North Country, Joy Luck Club, Monster, Vera Drake, The Help, Glory Road, Doubt. View the movie prior to the date the paper is due. If you have seen the movie before, view it again in light of this course. All assigned movies are on reserve at the Miller Library. While these papers should demonstrate an understanding of the movie and readings, they should not merely be a summary of them. Rather, think about the current topic being discussed and connect the movie to the essays on this topic, other course readings, and Gendered Worlds. Think about how the movie and the course readings expand the topic, illustrate the topic, or help you think about it in a new way. Citations are required. Papers are due at the start of class. These papers are to be type written and at least two pages (but not more than three pages) in length. These papers are required to be free of typing errors, grammatical mistakes, and spelling mistakes and should be written in an essay format with introduction, body and conclusion. Course Outline Week One January 9

STUDYING GENDER January 11 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 1 ~”What is Gender?” Paper Due~

Week Two January 16--no class Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

GENDER AND BODIES January 18 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 2

Week Three January 23 “The Trouble with Testosterone” –Sapolsky in Kaleidoscope of Gender “What It Means to be a Gendered Me”—Lucal in Kaleidoscope of Gender ~Gender Artifact (bumper sticker) Due~

January 25 “Beyond Pink and Blue”—Preves in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Multiple Genders Among North American Indians”—Nanda in Kaleidoscope of Gender ~”Gender in Everyday Life” Paper Due~

GENDER AND SOCIALIZATION, SEXUALITIES AND MEDIA Week Four January 30 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 3 ~Gender Artifact (t-shirt) Due~

February 1 “No Way My Boys Are Going to Be Like That!”—Kane in Kaleidoscope of Gender “The Pervasiveness and Persistence of the Feminine Beauty Ideal”—Baker-Sperry and Graulerholz in Kaleidoscope of Gender “My Life as a Man”—Gilbert in Kaleidoscope of Gender ~Critical Reflection on Boys Don’t Cry Due~

Week Five February 6 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 4 ~Gender Artifact (magazine ad) Due~

February 8 “Firming the Floppy Penis”—Calsanti and King in Kaleidoscope of Gender “If It’s Not On, It’s Not On—Or is it?”—Gavey, et al in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Guys Are Just Homophobic”—Pascoe in Course Pack ~Critical Reflection on Brokeback Mountain Due~

Week Six February 13 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 11 (396-416) “The Symbolic Annihilation of Women”—Tuchman in Course Pack ~”Gender in Everyday Life” Paper Due~ February 15 “Yearning for Lightness”—Glenn in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Is He Boyfriend Material?”—Firminger in Kaleidoscope of Gender ~Critical Reflection on Real Women Have Curves Due~

EDUCATION Week Seven February 20 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 5 ~”What is Gender?” Paper Due~

February 22 “Playing in the Gender Transgression Zone”—McGuffey and Rich in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Between a “Soft” and a “Hard” Place”—Carter in Kaleidoscope of Gender ~Critical Reflection on Mona Lisa Smile Due~

WORK Week Eight February 27 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 6 ~Gender Artifact (Comic Strip) Due~

February 29 “Selling Women Short”—Roth in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Hard Drives and Glass Ceilings”—McKay in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Moral Dilemmas, Moral Strategies, and the Transformation of Gender”—Gerson in Kaleidoscope of Gender ~Critical Reflection on North Country Due~

Week Nine March 5--no class Spring Break

March 7--no class Spring Break

FAMILIES Week Ten March 12 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 7 ~Gender Artifact (song) Due~

March 14 “Thinking About Gender and Power in Marriage”—Tichenor in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Opting Into Motherhood”—Dunne in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Fathering, Class and Gender”—Shows and Gerstel in Kaleidoscope of Gender ~Critical Reflection on Joy Luck Club Due~

VIOLENCE Week Eleven March 19 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 8 ~”Gender in Everyday Life” Paper Due~ March 21 “Sexual Assault on Campus”—Armstrong, et al in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Gendering Violence”—Anderson and Umberson in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Sexual Harassment and Masculinity”—Quinn in Kaleidoscope of Gender ~Critical Reflection on Monster Due~

HEALTH Week Twelve March 26 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 9 ~Gender Artifact (billboard) Due~

March 28 “Female Circumcision”—Newland in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Masculinities and Men’s Health”—Sabo in Course Pack “If Men Could Menstrate”—Steinem in Course Pack ~Critical Reflection on Vera Drake Due~

POLITICS Week Thirteen April 2 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 10 ~Gender Artifact (your choice) Due~

April 4 “Individual Bodies, Collective State Interests”—Sasson-Levy in Kaleidoscope of Gender “If It Wasn’t for the Women”—Gilkes in Course Pack “War and the Politics of Sexual Violence”—Palacios and Posocco in Course Pack ~Critical Reflection on The Help Due~

SPORTS Week Fourteen April 9 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 11 (416-437) ~”Gender in Everyday Life” Paper Due~

April 11 “Barbie Dolls on the Pitch”—Ezzell in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Gladiators, Gazelles, Groupies”—Malveaux in Course Pack “Athletic Aggression on the Rink and Off the Ice”—Pappas, et al in Course Pack ~Critical Reflection on Glory Road Due~

Week Fifteen April 16—no class Guest Lecture at U of Maine

April 18—no class Guest Lecture at U of Maine

RELIGION Week Sixteen April 23 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 12 ~Gender Artifact (your choice) Due~

April 25 “How Not to Talk about Muslim Women”—Toor in Course Pack “Fundamentalisms on the Rise”—Ruby in Course Pack ~Critical Reflection on Doubt Due~

THE FUTURE Week Seventeen April 30 Gendered Worlds—Ch. 13 ~”What is Gender?” Paper Due~

May 2 “Size 6: The Western Woman’s Harem”—Mernissi in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Native American Feminisim, Sovereignty, and Social Change”—Smith in Kaleidoscope of Gender “Change Among the Gatekeepers”—Connell in Kaleidoscope of Gender ~Gender Notebook Due~

Finals Week Monday, May 7, 5:15-7:15