REQUIRED TEXTS:
Leonard, Eileen, Women, Technology and the Myth
of Progress, Upper
Sadle River Press, 2002.
Renzetti, Claire and Daniel Curran, Women, Men
and Society, Allyn and
Bacon, 2002.
Additional Readings: The materials
on reserve are to add depth and variety to some of the issues we are covering
in class. They will be tested in the quizzes and the exams.
Topic: 1. Gender and Language
“The effects of gender, gender role and values on the interpretation
of messages” Renee Edwards
“Women and men in language” Ann Weatherall.
Topic: 2. Pornography
"Pornograpy and the Media" Gail Dines and Robert Jensen.
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