WGS 2180 Life Passages

This course looks at the diversity of the female experience over a lifespan: infancy, girlhood, menarche, adolescence, adulthood, middle age, meonopause, and old age. Attention is given to diversity issues including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, abilities and disabilities, class, religion, and political perspectives. Some of the topics addressed include mother-daugher and father-daughter relationships, gender and sexual identity awakenings and struggles, motherhood, marriage/partership, friendships, and ageing. The course materials include contemporary, multicultural and interdisiplinary literature and films. Prerequisite(s): ENG 1100
Credits: 3.0