Edin, Kathryn and Laura Lein. 1997. Making Ends Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Gallop, Jane. 1997. Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment. Durham: Duke University Press.
Gutmann, Matthew C. 1996. The Meanings of Macho: Being a Man in Mexico City. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. 1996. Am I Thin Enough Yet? New York: Oxford University Press.
Hochschild, Arlie and Anne Machung. 1990. The Second Shift. New York: Avon Books
Luker, Kristin. 1996. Dubious Conceptions: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Orenstein, Peggy. 1994. School Girls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap. New York: Anchor Books.
Thorne, Barrie. 1993. Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School . New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press.
Readings are available in the Reserve Reading Room of the library and at Pequod. The University Bookstore has the books for this course.
There is a web page for the class. You will be asked to participate on the web page through a newsgroup discussion of class material and relevant outside events (see below for more details). The web also contains hyperlinks to other relevant web sites, a calendar of local events, relevant lectures, etc. , and the web may serve as place to post relevant announcements.
Lecture material and reading material will be on the exam and do not necessarily overlap (in other words, it would be to your benefit to attend lecture). No assignments may be turned in late and there are no excuses for missing the midterm exam. The final paper is due May 12, 1998 by 5 p.m. in my mailbox in the Sociology Department, Green Hall.
There will be two short and one long writing/research assignments. The first two are only 3-5 typed, double-spaced pages long and are each worth 10% of your grade. The third assignment is 10 pages of text and requires some data analysis and a critique of gender relations (20% of grade). For all of your assignments you may work on the background material and discuss the assignment and the topics in small groups. But you must do the written work yourself. If you choose to work in a group, at the bottom of each assignment list the names of the people that worked you worked with to prepare the background materials and discuss the topic. Again, I assume that you will abide by the honor code when completing the assignments.
The final exam will be short answer questions. The exams will cover the whole course. The questions will require you to synthesize material from the readings and the lectures.
There will be one forum for internet discussion which will be available for your use during the semester. This a class newsgroup for discussions of the course topics. Here, you will be able to comment on the material in the lecture or the readings and any outside material that you feel would be relevant to the course. Everyone will be required to participate at least five times on this newsgroup. We will organize the web page topically but your discussions on it can be as broad or focused as you like. The purpose is to encourage you to learn about this new technology and express yourselves outside of the precept and lecture portions of the course. You may offer new thoughts and/or respond to others' comments in the class. A modicum of decorum is absolutely required for this, we will not tolerate anything else. You should sign your names and leave your own email address after each comment. All of your comments and replies should remain respectful of others in both word and intent.
The precept sessions will include both (1) applied, organized discussions/exercises on particular subjects and (2) opportunities for you to ask questions or discuss the readings in particular. Your participation will make this portion of the course valuable for yourself as well as others.
Associated with the course web page is a calendar of relevant events on campus or in the nearby area. You may attend any of the lectures and write a 1-2 page review (with adequate reference to material in the class). These reviews will be worth 2% of your grade and you may complete no more than 3 reviews (a total of 6% points). Please see me for details on how to write these reviews. The extra credit reviews are due in my box any time before May 4.
First 2 assignments 40%
Final 25%
Last Assignment 15%
Internet Discussion 10%
Precept Discussion 10%
Lecture Reviews 5%
Potential Total 105%
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