SOCI 116Gender and Language in Society
(Same as LIGN 174.) This course examines how language contributes to the social construction of gender identities, and how gender impacts language use and ideologies. Topics include the ways language and gender interact across the life span (especially childhood and adolescence); within ethnolinguistic minority communities; and across cultures.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “upper-division standing. Will not receive credit for SOCI 116 and SOCB 118A.”
Where it sits in degree plans
One of the options in (5)
- Sociology (B.A.)
- Sociology—American Studies (B.A.)
- Sociology—Culture and Communication (B.A.)
- Sociology—Law and Society (B.A.)
- Sociology—Science and Medicine (B.A.)