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CHS 320 - Gender and Sexuality in the Chicana/o Community

Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): CHS 100  or Successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (1A, 1B, 1C, 2)
Examines gender and sexuality in terms of historical, cultural, and social roles. Students explore structural (societal/institutional) and behavioral elements that contribute to how Chicanas/os are gendered and raced subjects in contemporary U.S. society. Gender roles, issues of health and violence, and the lesbian/gay/bi-sexual/transgender communities are placed within the context of the larger Chicana/o-Latina/o community.
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: UDGE-4
CI Mission Category(s): Multicultural Perspectives


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