Listed in: Anthropology and Sociology, as SOCI-237 | Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies, as SWAG-237
Eunmi Mun (Section 01)
(Offered as SOCI 237 and SWAG 237.) How has the rise of working women complicated modern workplaces and the idea of work? One challenge is how to value women’s work fairly. One index of this challenge is that in workplaces across the world, women earn significantly less than men and are underrepresented in high status positions. What explains such gender gaps in the workplace? Taking an empirical, social-science perspective, this course will discuss three main aspects of gender and work. First, we will cover major theories of gender inequality, such as psychological stereotyping, social exclusion, structural barriers, and gendered socialization. Second, in learning about the sociological mechanisms of inequality in the workplace, we will expand our discussion to women’s work in the family and examine how the conflicts individuals face when trying to have both career and family influence women’s lives. Finally, we will discuss the mixed results of public policies proposed to reduce gender inequality and work-family incompatibilities and the possible reasons for those mixed results.
Limited to 20 students. Fall semester. Professor Mun.
Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 205
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 205
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men and Women of the Corporation | Kanter | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work | Hochschild | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Competing Devotions: Career and Family Among Women Executives | Mary Blair-Loy | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| The Unfinished Revolution | Gerson | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Unequal Time | Clawson & Gerstel | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.