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Florida International UniversitySYLLABUSThe Sociology of Gender SYD 3804Spring 2014Professor: Claire Oueslati-Porter, Ph.D.e-mail: coueslat@fiu.eduTeaching Assistant: Professor Alex HuezoClass times: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 13:00-13:50Location: PG 5, Room 155Office Hours: Mon 3:30-4:30; Wed 2:30-3:30Office: Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies SIPA 302COURSE DESCRIPTIONWhy is it that throughout the world, gender continues to be a primary meansthrough which society is organized? Why is it that those who are gendered mentend to dominate in most of the world’s societies? This course explores the localand global socio-cultural construction of sex and gender. We will explore sex andgender as social phenomena. We will critically examine the idea that sex andgender are fixed biological realities and discuss what sociologists have contributedto our understanding of sex, gender, and social inequalities. We will seek tounderstand how social institutions such as education, work, the family, media, andreligion establish, promote (and sometimes challenge) gender hierarchies. Coursereadings focus on sociological research that elucidates the impacts of gender onlived experience. This course asks students to consider that which is often takenfor granted about gender, to apply Peter Berger's argument that, when it comes togender, "things are not what they seem."COURSE FORMATInteractive lecture will provide the structure for the classes, and group discussionsand debates will be at the heart of the learning process. Regular attendance, studentpreparedness, and meaningful participation are expected of each student. Studentswill be asked to co-construct knowledge based on their experiences, a processfeminist theorists term "grounded theory." Come prepared to participate and toshare your thoughts and questions with the rest of the class. While readingassigned readings, ask yourself: What are the authors’ main objectives/researchquestions? What methods did they use to explore this question? What were theirmain findings? How do the readings build upon or challenge other works we haveread thus far?

REQUIRED TEXTSKimmel & Aronson: The Gendered Society Reader (5th edition)Kimmel: The Gendered Society (5th edition)COURSE REQUIREMENTSParticipation:Because the class will be run as an interactive lecture, everyone is expected toparticipate regularly in class discussions.There will be ten in-class grading "events," worth three (3) points each, throughoutthe semester (total maximum points equaling 30). Students will be placed onteams of approximately four persons each. Each team will formulate a shortanswer (one paragraph) to a question posed in class and post their answers duringthe allotted in-class time slot, on the class discussion board on Blackboard. Allteam members must contribute equally, and team members who fail to participatewill not receive the points. There are no make-ups allowed.3 points excellent answer: well thought out, detailed, theoretically on task.2 points adequate answer: somewhat well thought out, somewhat detailed,theoretically lacking.1 point inadequate answer: lacks clear position, vague, broad statement, noapplication of theory or incorrect application.0 points no answer submitted.30% of grade (30 points total, ten "events" in class worth 3 points each)Tests:There will be four tests throughout the class. Each test will be worth 10% of yourtotal class grade. Each test will be cumulative. Tests will consist of multiplechoice questions covering the assigned readings. No make-ups are allowed.40% of grade (four tests worth 10% each). (40 points.)

FINAL PAPER: Your Gender, Yourself.Throughout the course, you have had many opportunities to think about andquestion gender. For this essay paper, you will need to examine yourselfsociologically as a gendered person. You will do so by answering the followingquestions within your essay: In what ways do you perform gender in your everyday interactions? How do social institutions impact your gender? Describe and analyze the ways in which your body reflects/challenges yourgender. Consider the ways in which race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality shape yourgendered sense of self. What rewards or disadvantages do you receive from your gender? Where do you fit in the gendered hierarchy of society?Excellent papers will be detailed and will focus on particular examples instead ofbeing vague and broad in scope. You should discuss and relate a minimum of 4-5course readings within your paper to help make sense of your examples. Thesesources should be appropriately cited in the text as well as listed in an attachedbibliography. The bibliography can be written in MLA or APA format.This paper should be 9-10 pages (not including the bibliography). The paper is dueon Friday April 4 at 11:59 PM to be submitted through the classes’ Blackboard cite(linked to turnitin). No hard copy will be accepted.30% of grade (30 points)Grading Scale: A 100-94; A- 93-90; B 89-87; B- 83-80; C 79-77; C 76-74; D 69-67; D 66-64; D- 63-60; F 0-59Course Policies:1.Attendance: Attendance will be taken during each class.2.Readings/Assignments: Success in this course requires familiarity with thetextbook and the reader. The professor will not cover all material in the text,because the student is responsible for reading the text and posing questions inclass. Students are expected to read all assigned chapters before the class period,so that they can pose questions and engage in discussion.3.Conduct in the Classroom: If students want to listen to music, surf theweb, or text, they are free to do so outside of the classroom. If students disrupt theteaching/learning process or act in a disrespectful, threatening, or intimidating waytoward the professor or other students, they will be asked to leave the class.

Extra Credit Assignments:There are no extra credit assignments.ASSURANCE OF LEARNINGThe College of Arts and Sciences cares about the quality of your education. Formore information please visit the Assurance of Learning site to learn more on theCollege's commitment to this initiative.POLICIESPlease review the FIU policies page as it contains essential information regardingguidelines relevant to all courses at FIU.

Class ScheduleNote: assigned readings for the week must be complete upon entering class on theMonday of each week.Week 1. (Jan 6, 8, 10) introduction to the sociology of gender. What is sex, andwhat is gender?TGS: Ch 1TGS READER: "Caveman Masculinity;" "The Appalling Appeal of Nature."Week 2. (Jan 13, 15, 17): Biology and Destiny when it comes to sex and gender.TGS: Ch 2TGS READER: "Testosterone Rules"Week 3. (Jan 20, 22, 24): Gender and culture in global view.TGS: Ch 3TGS READER: "Cultural Patterns and sex/gender Diversity"Week 4. (Jan 27, 29, 31): "Psychsplanations" for sex and gender.TGS: Ch 4TGS READER: "Dude, You're a Fag"TEST 1 FridayWeek 5. (Feb 3, 5, 7): Social constructions of gender relations.TGS: Ch 5TGS READER: "Doing Difference," "Great Divides"Week 6. (Feb 10, 12, 14): Biology, sex, and the family.TGS: Ch 6TGS READER: "At-Home Fathers and Bread-Winning Mothers"Week 7. (Feb 17, 19, 21): Gendered classrooms.TGS: Ch 7TGS READER: "Policing Masculinities"Week 8. (Feb 24, 26, 28): Religion and gender.TGS: Ch 8TGS READER: "To Veil or Not To Veil," "That's What A Man is Supposed toDo."TEST 2 Friday

Week 9. (March 3, 5, 7): Gender, labor, and inequalities.TGS: Ch 9TGS READER: "The Gender Revolution," "Racializing the Glass Escalator."Week 10.SPRING BREAK The politics of Gender and vice versa.TGS: Ch 10TGS READER: "Wars, Wimps, and Women," "Hilary Clinton, Sarah Palin, andMichelle Obama."Week 11. (March 17, 19, 21): Media Misogynies.TGS: Ch 11TGS READER: "A 36-24-36 Cerebrum," "Real Niggas"Week 12. (March 24, 26, 28): Friendship and love.TGS: Ch 12TGS READER: "Sexual Harassment and Masculinity," "The Glass Partition"TEST 3 FridayWeek 13. (March 31, April 2, 4): The body and gender.TGS: Ch 13TGS READER: "The Body and the Reproduction of Femininity" "The Rise ofRecreational Burlesque"Final Paper Due FridayWeek 14. (April 7, 9, 11): Gender and violence.TGS: Ch 14TGS READER: "Good Guys With Guns," "Perceptions of Domestic Violence"Week 15. (April 14, 16, 18):TGS: EpilogueWeek 16 FINAL EXAM: 04/21/2014, 12:00-2:00

Kimmel & Aronson: The Gendered Society Reader (5th edition) Kimmel: The Gendered Society (5th edition) COURSE REQUIREMENTS Participation: Because the class will be run as an interactive lecture, everyone is expected to participate regularly in class discussions. There will be ten in-class grading "events," worth three (3) points each, throughout

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