PH 204 - Philosophy of Gender

Assignments: Varied Throughout the Term

Interactivity: Discussion Boards

 

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

• Describe and give examples of how philosophy underlies the way people have attached meaning to life and ordered their behavior and beliefs accordingly throughout history and across cultures. 
• Identify contemporary issues that pertain to gender, and analyze them to explore how an understanding of gender also influences many social and political issues. 
• Compare and contrast some of the complex and diverse gender experiences that occur across cultures, age differences, and sexual orientations. 
• Cite examples from your personal, family, workplace, or social relationships that reflect an understanding that a philosophy of gender impacts your daily life. 
• Synthesize course materials to articulate how this course has influenced your own philosophy of gender. 
• Identify situations where a clearer and renewed understanding of gender issues might reshape our individual, social, or political lives.