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Mar 19, 2026
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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
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SOC 203 Gender & Society Credits: (3)
This course offers a sociological analysis of sex and gender relations in contemporary societies. One of the primary objectives of this course is to give students a foundation in sociological ways of thinking about gender in their everyday lives. We will consider how schools, the media, workplaces, families, and other social institutions produce, maintain, and enforce gendered behavior and inequality. Further, we will examine the social construction of gender, cross-cultural variations in gender, and the intersection of gender with race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
SUNY Gen Ed Area(s): DEISJ, Social Sciences
Designation(s): Liberal Arts
Learning Outcomes
- Describe sociological perspectives on gender, including its social construction and historical and contemporary factors that influence gender identity.
- Apply sociological methodologies and theories toward the measurement and evaluation of gender in society.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the intersection of gender identity with race, ethnic, sexual, socioeconomic, and other social statuses.
- Explain how societal institutions, such as those of the family, education, workplace, and media, use and construct gender meanings to create and perpetuate the dynamics of power, privilege, oppression, and opportunity.
- Demonstrate cross-cultural understanding of gender norms and inequities.
- Analyze the history and development of legislation, social justice activism, and legal rights as solutions to gender inequality.
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