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Gender, Sexuality, and Society

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States21A.231J
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2006English
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This course seeks to examine how people experience gender - what it means to be a man or a woman - and sexuality in a variety of historical and cultural contexts. We will explore how gender and sexuality relate to other categories of social identity and difference, such as race and ethnicity, economic and social standing, urban or rural life, etc. One goal of the class is to learn how to critically assess media and other popular representations of gender roles and stereotypes.

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