WS 102 Women of the World

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Examines women’s issues in a global context. Compares women’s lives from a cross-cultural perspective. Explores women’s lives within key social institutions. Focuses on human rights, globalization, environmental issues, and global stratification.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher) with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Describe the lives of women cross-culturally.
Compare global variations within social institutions.
Analyze the effect of global stratification in women’s lives.
Describe feminism in a global context.
Identify human rights issues and the impact of globalization on women’s lives.
Examine the impact of environmental issues on women’s lives.
Identify different feminist theories and methods of inquiry used in understanding women’s lives.

Statewide General Education Outcomes:

Apply analytical skills to social phenomena in order to understand human behavior.
Apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live.

Cultural Literacy Outcomes:

Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs and the culturally and historically defined meanings of difference.

Content Outline

Introduction to Women’s Studies and Global Feminism
Cross-cultural Comparisons of Women’s Issues
Human Rights and Women’s Status in The World
Global Cultural Variations in Women’s Lives
Religion
State and Public Policy
Family and Marriage
Education
Health and Reproduction
Women’s Working Lives
Globalization’s Impact on Women’s Live
Environmental Issues and Women
Global Stratification and Women’s Lives
- Developing Nations
- Industrialized Nations