Abstract
This course introduces students to the sociological study of men and masculinities. It is structured around three units: (1) sociological theories of masculinity, (2) masculinity through the life course and across institutions, and (3) masculinity’s intersections with other axes of inequality. Students are assessed through in-class assignments,...
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Details
- Subject Area(s):
- Other, Sex and Gender
- Resource Type(s):
- Syllabus
- Class Level(s):
- Any Level
- Class Size(s):
- Any
Usage Notes
I designed this course for the winter 2023 quarter (a ten-week term) at the University of California, Irvine. The course is an undergraduate elective with no prerequisites and enrolled 40 students, though it could be adapted for other contexts. The course is structured around three units: (1) sociological theories of masculinity, (2) masculinity...
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Learning Goals and Assessments
Learning Goal(s):
- Describe how sociologists study masculinity.
- Explain how culture and social structure enable and constrain masculine practices.
- Explain how masculinity operates across the life course and in different social institutions.
- Use theory on masculinities to analyze primary sources.
Goal Assessment(s):
- Students are assessed through low-stakes in-class activities. These often consist of Poll Everywhere questions (multiple choice, short answer, true or false, etc). In other class sessions, these are a group activity followed by a share out of the group’s findings.
- Students are assessed through quizzes consisting of multiple-choice and short-answer questions.
- Students are assessed through the Masculinities in Magazines assignment, a team analytical paper in which they examine how a topic of their choice (e.g., fashion, fatherhood) is represented in men’s magazines through the lens of one of our course theories
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