The Impact of Sexuality and Gender on Students' Lives

Abstract

This assignment promotes students' understanding about how sexual and gender identity affects (both in terms of privelege and disadvantage) individuals' relationships with others as well as their relationship to other societal institutions such as education, the labor market, religion, and the family.

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Sexualities

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

Instructors could use this as a short, in-class paper, where students take about 15-25 minutes to write their thoughts, or it could be used as a longer, more in-depth, take home assignment.

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. To demonstrate how sexual and gender identity affects students' personal relationships.
2. To demonstrate how sexual and gender identity affects students' relationships to social institutions.
3. To demonstrate how sexual and gender identity intersects with other identity markers to affect students' relationships and life chance opportunities.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Instructors can return students' papers with written comments and/or grades. In addition, the instructor can lead a class discussion about topics that were generally addressed in the papers, and how students felt during the writing process.