SOC 2061 - Sociology of Gender and Work

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: How does gender influence your occupational choices and opportunities? This course explores the changing relationship between gender and the institution of work. Topics include individual level issues of identity and relationships as well as structural issues of inequality and public policy.
MnTC Goals
5 History/Social/Behavioral Science, 7 Human Diversity

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020   with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. Culture of work and gender
2. Gender inequality at work
3. Gender segregation in the workplace
4. History of work
5. Relationship between work and gender
6. Work and family
7. Work ethnographies

1. Describe the relationship between changes in the institution of work and gendered work aspirations of men and women.
2. Analyze the gendered nature of selected occupations.
3. Discuss core concepts, theories, and research findings related to the study of gender and work.
4. Explain how sociological theories about gender and work can be applied to the workplace.
5. Critique social policies directed toward the workplace.
6. Develop alternative ways to conceptualize the relationship between work and family life.

05. 02. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.

05. 04. Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
Competency 2 (7-10)
07. 01. Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States’ history and culture.

07. 02. Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.

07. 04. Describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion.

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