COM 41000 - Gender Roles And Communication

This course is designed to investigate the relationship between gender roles and communication; i.e., how gender roles are socially constructed, maintained, and enacted. Specifically, this course examines the difference between sex and gender, the interplay of gender and culture, and theories of how we become gendered. It looks into the complex webs of social, cultural, and political institutions and practices that surround and impact not only the formation of our gender identity, but also our gendered understanding.

Preparation for Course
P: COM 11400.

Cr. 3.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate the ability to be a critically engaged citizen.
2. Articulate the historical traditions of the discipline.
3. Evaluate and apply communication concepts and theories relevant to the major.
4. Evaluate and apply the processes involved in productive conflict in the contexts (interpersonal, organizational, professional, small group, mediated, public) relevant to their major.
5. Demonstrate awareness of diverse perspectives.