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www.fresnostate.edu California State University, Fresno 2014-2015 CATALOG | 793
Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: A3
WS 18. Women and Aging
(WS 18 same as GERON 18.) Interdisciplinary course
designed to facilitate the understanding of older women and the
physiological, psychological, and social aspects of the aging
process. G.E. Breadth E1. (Formerly WS 118)
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: FallGE Area: E1
WS 55T. Topics in Women's Studies
Topics of current interest in the Women's Movement, covering
a wide variety of issues. (See Schedule of Courses for specific
topics.)
Units: 1-4
WS 101. Women in History
(HIST 101 same as WS 101.) Prerequisite: G.E. Fondation and
Breadth Area D. Historical survey of women's roles in history,
with an emphasis on the emergence of the feminist movement.
G.E. Intergration ID
Units: 3
GE Area: ID
WS 102T. Topics in Women's History
(HIST 102T same as WS 102T.) (See Schedule of Courses for
specific topics.)
Units: 3, Repeatable up to 6 units
WS 102T. Fashion and History
This course is a study of fashion history in diverse cultures,
focusing on garments such as kimonos, saris, dashikis,
three-piece business suits, and wedding attire and on the
globalization of the garment and fashion industries. By
understanding clothing in its historical context, students learn
about global culture and history as well as about socioeconomic
forces such as immigration that shape the design and meaning
of clothing. Studying the history of fashion in this manner
reveals the relationship between everyday objects and wider
social structures, and teaches students the methodologies of
material culture analysis.
Units: 3, Repeatable up to 6 units
WS 103. History of Feminism
Survey of history of feminist thought and action from Middle
Ages to present, with emphasis on nineteenth and twentieth
centuries and major actors and debates.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
WS 107. Women in US Politics
(WS 107 same as PLSI 107). Prerequisites: at least one 3 unit
WS or PLSI course. The course examines how women have
shaped and been shaped by U.S. politics along with how gender
impacts U.S.political thought, institutions, and practices.
Units: 3
WS 108. Rape
An inquiry into the phenomenon of rape, myths about rape
and rapists, treatment of rape victims, discussion of physical
and psychological preparation for possibility of attack. Lecture,
film, paper, speakers. An all-day workshop held on two
consecutive Saturdays.
Units: 1
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
WS 109. Incest
An exploration of the victim, the victimizer, and the family
dynamics of incest, as well as the psychological and
sociological implications of the family secret. An all-day
workshop held on two consecutive Saturdays.
Units: 1
Course Typically Offered: Spring
WS 110. Representations of Women
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D.
Interdisciplinary course focusing on representations of women;
how representations vary by class, race, ethnicity, and sexual
orientation; and how these representations affect social,
political, and economic behaviors and institutions. G.E.
Multicultural/International MI.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: M/I
WS 112. Assertiveness Training
Women's special needs in becoming assertive; blocks
preventing assertion and methods of getting around them. An
all-day workshop held on two consecutive Saturdays.
Units: 1
WS 114. Women in Family Contexts
Women in diverse family settings; the gendered division of
labor; domestic violence; female-headed households; power
relations in families; diversity of race, class, and sexual
orientation; and conflicting family ideologies in society.
Units: 3
WS 115. Women, Children & Alcohol
Covers impact of addiction on women and children using a
systems perspective.
Units: 1
WS 116. Domestic Violence
An historical and cultural overview of the battered and
battering spouse syndromes; the marriage contract as a license
to abuse; the status of remedial legislation; and, the effect of
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| Title | 2014-15 General Catalog |
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| Date of publication | 2014-05 |
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| Full Text Search | www.fresnostate.edu California State University, Fresno 2014-2015 CATALOG | 793 Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: A3 WS 18. Women and Aging (WS 18 same as GERON 18.) Interdisciplinary course designed to facilitate the understanding of older women and the physiological, psychological, and social aspects of the aging process. G.E. Breadth E1. (Formerly WS 118) Units: 3 Course Typically Offered: FallGE Area: E1 WS 55T. Topics in Women's Studies Topics of current interest in the Women's Movement, covering a wide variety of issues. (See Schedule of Courses for specific topics.) Units: 1-4 WS 101. Women in History (HIST 101 same as WS 101.) Prerequisite: G.E. Fondation and Breadth Area D. Historical survey of women's roles in history, with an emphasis on the emergence of the feminist movement. G.E. Intergration ID Units: 3 GE Area: ID WS 102T. Topics in Women's History (HIST 102T same as WS 102T.) (See Schedule of Courses for specific topics.) Units: 3, Repeatable up to 6 units WS 102T. Fashion and History This course is a study of fashion history in diverse cultures, focusing on garments such as kimonos, saris, dashikis, three-piece business suits, and wedding attire and on the globalization of the garment and fashion industries. By understanding clothing in its historical context, students learn about global culture and history as well as about socioeconomic forces such as immigration that shape the design and meaning of clothing. Studying the history of fashion in this manner reveals the relationship between everyday objects and wider social structures, and teaches students the methodologies of material culture analysis. Units: 3, Repeatable up to 6 units WS 103. History of Feminism Survey of history of feminist thought and action from Middle Ages to present, with emphasis on nineteenth and twentieth centuries and major actors and debates. Units: 3 Course Typically Offered: Spring WS 107. Women in US Politics (WS 107 same as PLSI 107). Prerequisites: at least one 3 unit WS or PLSI course. The course examines how women have shaped and been shaped by U.S. politics along with how gender impacts U.S.political thought, institutions, and practices. Units: 3 WS 108. Rape An inquiry into the phenomenon of rape, myths about rape and rapists, treatment of rape victims, discussion of physical and psychological preparation for possibility of attack. Lecture, film, paper, speakers. An all-day workshop held on two consecutive Saturdays. Units: 1 Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring WS 109. Incest An exploration of the victim, the victimizer, and the family dynamics of incest, as well as the psychological and sociological implications of the family secret. An all-day workshop held on two consecutive Saturdays. Units: 1 Course Typically Offered: Spring WS 110. Representations of Women Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D. Interdisciplinary course focusing on representations of women; how representations vary by class, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation; and how these representations affect social, political, and economic behaviors and institutions. G.E. Multicultural/International MI. Units: 3 Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: M/I WS 112. Assertiveness Training Women's special needs in becoming assertive; blocks preventing assertion and methods of getting around them. An all-day workshop held on two consecutive Saturdays. Units: 1 WS 114. Women in Family Contexts Women in diverse family settings; the gendered division of labor; domestic violence; female-headed households; power relations in families; diversity of race, class, and sexual orientation; and conflicting family ideologies in society. Units: 3 WS 115. Women, Children & Alcohol Covers impact of addiction on women and children using a systems perspective. Units: 1 WS 116. Domestic Violence An historical and cultural overview of the battered and battering spouse syndromes; the marriage contract as a license to abuse; the status of remedial legislation; and, the effect of |
