Theory Intercultural Communication Communication Culture defined as a system of taken-for-granted and 042:EX4 assumptions about the world that influence how Practice people think and act; cultural differences that produce challenges and opportunities for understanding and communication; those differences from several theoretical perspectives; opportunities to examine culture and cultural differences in practical, experience-driven ways. Issues of Class and Poverty Class and Gender, Race and Class in the US Gender, Focuses on three intersecting axes of power: gender, Poverty 131:055 Women’s and race, and class; how each of these categories Sexuality complicates the other, so that each is understood as Studies inseparable from the other. E.g. the color of gender, the gender of class, and the sexualities of race. In this course, we seek to increase our understanding of the inequities in our society and the consequences of those inequities for different communities and individuals within the nation. Class and Social Inequality Sociology Some form of social inequality has been found Poverty 034:066 throughout history and exists in all societies today. The goal of the course is to understand the extent, causes and forms of inequality, the ability of society and individuals to change the degree of inequality and the importance of race, ethnicity and gender in understanding inequality. Class and Gender and Society Sociology This course explores the nature of gender as a social Poverty 034:018:001 & 002 construct that shapes our lives and the construction of society. Public discussions of gender, if they even occur, tend to frame gender differences as natural and rooted in biology. We will examine the ways in which societal influences shape our experiences and understandings of gender, ranging from the level (individuals) to the macro- (social structure).
Theory and Practice Intercultural Communication 042:EX4 Communication Culture defined as a system of taken-for-granted assumptions about the world that influence how people think and act; cultural differences that produce challenges and opportunities for understanding and communication; those differences from several theoretical perspectives; opportunities to examine culture and cultural differences in practical, experience-driven ways. Issues of Class and Poverty Class and Poverty Gender, Race and Class in the US 131:055 Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies Focuses on three intersecting axes of power: gender, race, and class; how each of these categories complicates the other, so that each is understood as inseparable from the other. E.g. the color of gender, the gender of class, and the sexualities of race. In this course, we seek to increase our understanding of the inequities in our society and the consequences of those inequities for different communities and individuals within the nation. Class and Poverty Social Inequality 034:066 Sociology Some form of social inequality has been found throughout history and exists in all societies today. The goal of the course is to understand the extent, causes and forms of inequality, the ability of society and individuals to change the degree of inequality and the importance of race, ethnicity and gender in understanding inequality. Class and Poverty Gender and Society 034:018:001 & 002 Sociology This course explores the nature of gender as a social construct that shapes our lives and the construction of society. Public discussions of gender, if they even occur, tend to frame gender differences as natural and rooted in biology. We will examine the ways in which societal influences shape our experiences and understandings of gender, ranging from the (individuals) to the macro- level (social structure).
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