Social and Cultural Analysis (Women and Gender Studies), BA

Arizona State University - Kaplan International

This degree is taught in ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, which is internationally ranked for the quality of its teacher preparation programs. In fact, ASU began as an institution for training teachers. The Bachelor of Arts program in social and cultural analysis with a concentration in women and gender studies offers students a transdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on the diverse experiences of women in national and international contexts. The program also examines the meaning of gender as a socially constructed category that shapes personal identities, beliefs, opportunities and behaviors. The wide variety of classes explores the intersections of gender, race, class and sexuality the institutional structures that have an impact on women's and men's lives and the broad range of feminist theories that seek to explain and influence women's status in society. Areas of emphasis include gender and sexuality, critical race feminism, gender and the borderlands, transnational feminism, social activism and social movements, histories of feminism and critical embodiment studies.

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