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2008-2009 University Catalog 
    
2008-2009 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

LAPR 972 - Women and Sex Roles


An introduction to the history of women and to theories of gender. An interdisciplinary course combining history, literature, and the visual arts. Slide lectures on images of women in art, myth, and religions, from ancient times to modern. Economic and historical factors affecting how women have lived. Definitions of masculinity and femininity. The nature-nurture debate over hormonal differences. Formerly HU 497

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102

Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs