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College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: Sociology 6
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE Women in Contemporary Society
LECTURE HOURS: 3.0
LAB HOURS: 0.0
UNITS: 3.0
PREREQUISITE: None
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: None
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
yes
no
CR/NC Only
NONE
Max No. Units
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size 40
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course is an introduction to the study of roles, functions, and consciousness of women in the U.S.
and other countries from a sociological perspective. It will concentrate on analyzing the relationships of
women to fundamental economic and social institutions, gender-related problems such as basic
interactions between males and females with regard to the above subjects, and the effect of mass media
on women of different classes, ages and ethnic groups.
NOTE:
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate
some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or
skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include
objectives in the area of “critical thinking.” Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be
able to:
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make a skilled assessment of problems women face today;
understand economic functions which affect women (and men) in the modern world;
recognize socio-cultural factors which contribute to separate and unequal female and male
worlds;
attempt solutions to problems which females must face in everyday living;
understand historical, demographic, psychological and political aspects of female achievements;
base a synthesis of the above on various theories from diverse disciplines.
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COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Introduction and histories
Who are the women of the world
What is a class society
Minority and the third, fourth and fifth worlds
Women and aging
Role determination
Origins of women’s oppression
Historical perspective
Psychological perspective
Reinforcing the feminine role
Women in the workforce
Women and education
Controlling women’s bodies
Men and women: Interactionist theories
Women and health
Changing the present theories, methods and strategies for the future
6
20
2
12
2
5
2
2
2
5
6
3
6
6
6
15
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APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended;
including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title
The Female World From a Global Perspective
Required
Alternate
Edition
1st
Recommended
Author
Bernard
Publisher Indiana University Press
Date Published 1987
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why substantial
writing assignments are an Inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
laboratory report(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
other (specify) fieldwork consisting of observations and written report
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify) research methodology for field work
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify) attendance
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
matching items
other (specify) true/false with justification of answers
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE:A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) semester project based on observational field work
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to
independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and
assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
Students are expected to anticipate and determine problems relating to women in contemporary
society in the U.S. and a select number of other countries. They must first focus on whether or not
particular problems exist, explain their assessment to the instructor and then synthesize the problems.
After synthesizing problem(s), students are expected to formulate goals which they can apply to
strategies for working on their semester-long project (field work) as well as the required reading for
class participation. After approval from the instructor, the students will go out into the “field” (locally) to
observe their problem(s) for a pre-arranged number of hours. The instructor will aid the students in
determining the best research methodology for their projects. Once students have accomplished their
field work, they are expected to analyze, interpret and write a report on the collected data. Their
finished reports are to contain suggestions for rectifying the problem(s) they have decided to study.
Their report should contain solutions, both theoretical and practical, along with their suggestions.
Examinations in this course consist of justifying true/false questions, e.g., why the student circled T or
F. If multiple choice questions are given, the student must write why they chose a particular answer as
being correct and also write why the others are incorrect.
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Sociology 6:
Women in Contemporary Society
Required:
THE COCKTAIL WAITRESS, 1975 1st ed.
Spradley & Mann
John Wiley & Sons
Alternate:
WOMEN, MEN & SOCIETY, 1989 1st ed.
Renzetti & Curran
Allyn & Bacon
WOMEN POWER & POLICY, 1982 1st ed.
Boneparth
Pergamon Press
THINKING ABOUT WOMEN, 1988 2nd ed.
Andersen
MacMillan Publishing
Recommended:
HER STORY, A RECORD OF THE AMERICAN
WOMAN’S PAST, 1981, 2nd ed.
Sochen
TOO MANY WOMEN — THE SEX RATIO QUESTION
Guttentag & Secord
Mayfield
Sage Publications