Interdisciplinary introduction to the origins, purpose, subject matter, and methods of Women's Studies and to feminist perspectives in the social sciences on a range of issues affecting women of diverse backgrounds. Study of gender and its intersections with race, class, sexuality, dis/ability, age, religion, and other systems of difference. Includes such topics as gender-based language, personality development and self-concept, social evolution, family structures and economic life. (C-ID SJS 120) (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-D, CSU-D, IGETC-4)

This interdisciplinary course introduces students to a broad range of historical and contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) issues in various contexts, including bio-medical, sociological, political, racial and sexual. Topics include the politics, policy and governance of LGBT issues, social movements and resistance, biological and environmental impacts on identity, equity, equality and inclusion, privilege and disadvantage, queer activism; diverse experiences of gender and sexuality; and representations in literature, art, and popular culture. The class also includes ways in which sexual identities intersect with and shape other categories of identity, including race and ethnicity, and social class. (C-ID SJS 130) (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-D, CSU-D, IGETC-4)

This course covers the transnational/global concepts of gender, social, economic, political, cultural and intellectual/creative aspects of women in world society from prehistoric times to the early modern era (1500 C.E.). Societal structures, cultural norms, legal/sociological constructs, religious paradigms affecting women throughout Asia, Africa, Middle East, the Americas and Europe will be explored. The course will also focus upon gaining an understanding of women's past accomplishments, both major and mundane, as well as limitations, which may illuminate their present and future. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-D, CSU-D, IGETC-4)

This course covers the transnational/global concepts of gender, social, economic, political, cultural and intellectual/creative aspects of women in world society from 1500 C.E. to the present. Societal structures, cultural norms, legal/sociological constructs, religious paradigms affecting women throughout modern Asia, Africa, Middle East, the Americas and Europe will be explored. The course will also focus upon gaining an understanding of women's past accomplishments, both major and mundane, as well as limitations, which may illuminate their present and future. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-D, CSU-D, IGETC-4)