TEXTBOOKS:
1.  Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture by Julia T. Wood (1997).
     Wadsworth, Inc., Belmont, CA.
2.  Gendered Relationships Edited by Julia T. Wood (1996).  Mayfield Publishing Co.,
     Mountainview, CA.

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
This course is designed to increase students’ knowledge and appreciation of the biological, psychological, and social origins and implications of gender differences as well as the similarities between the genders.

PREREQUISITE:
Psychology 100 or 110 or an equivalent introductory Psychology course.

OBJECTIVES:
This course is intended to broaden all students’ awareness of the issues, which tend to divide the genders, often in controversial ways.  Through this course, students should be able to:

1) obtain basic theoretical and empirical information about gender differences;
2) become familiar with the work of leading researchers who study gender differences and similarities;
3) appreciate the diversity among those within one gender or the other, in addition to differences across gender;
4) appreciate the diversity of attitudes toward gender among those within one ethnicity and/or cultural subgroup, in addition to differences across ethnicity and/or cultural subgroups
5) examine the influences, causes, and extent of the differences in the female and male;
6) understand the biological and learned differences that affect thinking, relating, developing, and in general, the functioning of the genders;
7) understand the changing roles of men and women and the impact this creates in a complex society.

INSTRUCTION:
This course will be primarily a lecture/discussion class.  The material covered in the lectures will supplement as well as compliment the required reading.  Discussion is a valuable part of the learning process, so attendance is necessary and students should be prepared to take part in the learning process in each class.

EVALUATION:
Semester grades will be determined in the following manner:

ALL papers are to be typed, stapled, and turned in on time.   Late papers will have five (5) points per day deducted.   If you choose, make yourself a copy BEFORE turning it in.   ALL journals must be a reaction to ideas presented in class or in readings.   This should NOT be a report about WHAT was discussed but a focused paper on your reactions.

1) Journals – 100 points total
Journal I due February 8  25 points
Journal II due March 1  25 points
Journal III due March 29  25 points
Journal IV due April 19  25 points

Your journal should be an account of your reactions to class activities, including readings.  Your reactions may take the form of new insights, questions, observations about related events in your life, social commentary, etc.  The purpose of the journal is to apply the learning of each class period to your personal situation.  It is an opportunity to communicate with your instructor privately.  The journal should be kept on loose-leaf sheets in a paper folder (not spiral bound or ring binder).  It will be graded four times during the semester.  Grading will be based on how well you have related class activities to your personal situations.  You should have a journal entry for each class period.  On some occasions there will be specific journal entry assignments.

2) Presentation – 100 points total
Each student will be expected to do a 50 minute presentation on a topic of relevance.   Topics must be approved by the instructor.   Topics must be presented during the time that the material is relevant to the class.   Please prepare a reference list, (and other items to be distributed to classmates).   Give these to me before your presentation if you need me to supply the copies.   You may wish to incorporate exercises into your presentation.

3)   Paper – 100 points
Select a topic related to the readings in our textbooks.  Expand this topic and research further for information.  The paper should be 8 – 10 pages in length, typed and double spaced.  The paper should include a minimum of 5 resources.

4)  Quizzes and Tests – 200 points
 Each textbook has questions at the end of each chapter.  Questions will be
 assigned prior to the start of each unit and you should write a minimum of
one paragraph for each question.  Some questions will require more writing than others.  The questions will be due at the time each chapter is being discussed.
 Test over Wood (1), Chapters 2, 3, 4, 7 and
Wood (2), Chapters 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10

5)  Article reviews – 60 points
 Bring in 3 articles on topics related to the class discussions.  Briefly present the
 information in the article to the class in an oral presentation.

6)  Video Reviews – 40 points
 There will be a variety of videos in class.  Select two videos and write a one page
reaction paper for each.  Due one week after the video has been shown.

7)   Attendance and Participation – 100 points
 Students are expected to attend classes on a regular basis and to be involved in the
class discussions.  Class meetings are considered to be useful educational
experiences in the development of the subject matter of the course.  If a student is
absent for a class session, it is expected that the student notify the instructor prior
to an absence.  The instructor realizes that, at times, anticipated events make it
difficult for the student to attend class for every class session.

Students who are repeatedly absent from class prior to mid-term March 10, 2000,
and/or “cannot pass the course” will be dropped by the instructor.  However, after
the mid-term date NO STUDENT will be dropped unless the procedure is
initiated by the student.  If the student chooses to drop, she/he must complete this
procedure by May 5, 2000.

Students who arrive late or depart early from class will lose
attendance/participation points for that class session.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

GRADING SCALE:
All grades, including semester grades, will be based on the following scale:
A = 90 – 100%
B = 80 – 89%
C = 70 – 79%
D = 60 – 69%
F = 59% and below.

100 points for Journals
100 points possible for presentation
100 points possible for paper
200 points possible for tests and quiz
60 points for Article presentation
40 points for video reviews
100 points possible for attendance/participation
700 possible points

630 – 700 = A
629 – 550 = B
546 – 492 = C
491 – 420 = D
 

COURSE POLICIES:
1. Students who repeatedly are absent from class prior to mid-term (March 10, 2000) and/or “cannot pass the course” will be dropped by the instructor.  However, after the mid-term date, NO STUDENT will be dropped unless the procedure is initiated by the student.  If the student chooses to drop s/he must complete this procedure by
May 5, 2000).
2.   Students who arrive late or depart early from class will lose attendance/participation
points for that class session.
3.   Students are expected to attend classes on a regular basis and to be involved in the
      class discussions.  Class meetings are considered to be useful educational experiences
      in the development of the subject matter of the course.  If a student is absent for class
      session, it is expected that the student notify the instructor prior to an absence.  The
      instructor realizes that, at times, anticipated events make it difficult for the student to
      attend class for every class session.
4.   No student will be allowed to bring any food or beverage item into a classroom other
      than water.
5.   All beepers, cell phones, etc., should be turned to quiet mode during class time.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cheating Policy:
Response to students cheating on exams and papers shall be per school policy with the following instructor options.
1. No credit given for plagiarized classroom assignments and tests.
2. Reduced credit in the form of a lower grade for plagiarized classroom assignments and tests.
3. Instructor notifies the Division Academic Director or Dean of the incident.
4. Cheating incidents of a serious nature may result in dropping the student from the course.

Assignment Policy:
Assignments will not be accepted late.  In-class assignments cannot be made up.

Test Policy:
A test cannot be made-up if missed unless the instructor is notified of an absence before test time.  Tests will be made up in the Testing Center.  Make-up tests will not be the same test as tests given in the regular classroom.  Tests must be made up in 3 school days.  At the end of three school days, tests CAN NOT be made up.

Human Relations:
This course incorporates concepts regarding all races, creeds, sexes, sexual orientations and ethnic groupings and the belief that they must learn to live together.

Faculty Absence:
Students are advised that if no notice of class cancellation is posted on or in the classroom, they should not leave the classroom for at least 15 minutes after the scheduled class starting time.  If at this time your instructor does not show, call extension 267 from the phone in the classroom to see if the instructor has reported his/her absence, or go to C129 (Student Development and Services).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TEXTBOOKS:
1.  Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture by Julia T. Wood (1997).
     Wadsworth, Inc., Belmont, CA.
2.  Gendered Relationships Edited by Julia T. Wood (1996).  Mayfield Publishing Co.,
     Mountainview, CA.

Course Outline:
I. Introduction, Male/Female biology, Male/female gender role theory and development, gender stereotypes, the women’s movement, the men’s movement, Ability, achievement.
Wood-1, chapters 2, 3, 4
Wood-2, chapters 1, 2

II. Self-concept, socialization, social relationships, intimate relationships, sexuality, family relationships.
Wood-1, chapter 7
Wood-2, chapters 5, 6, 8, 10

III. Power, victimization, workplace relationships, school environment, sexual harassment.
Wood-1, chapters 9, 10
Wood-2, chapter 12, 13, 14, 15

IV. Interpersonal and intercultural communication, outlook on the future of gender role development, flexibility and transcendence.
Wood-1, chapters 1, 5, 6, 11
Wood-2, chapter 9