Inst 205/Spring 2001:
Rickabaugh (1998) Sex and Gender: Student Projects and Exercises


Week Projects and exercises to be completed IN CLASS
April 9: 1.1     Cultural Images of Men and Women in the Media
2.3     Heterosexism in Research: The Heterosexual Questionnaire
April 16: 4.4     Using Nonsexist Language
April 23: 9.3     Singlehood: By Circumstance of by Choice?
April 30: 6.2     Mathematics, Science, and Gender: An Autobiographical Project
May 7: 10.2   Balancing Multiple Roles
11.3   Body Image: How Satisfied are Men and Women with Their Bodies?
May 14: 3.3     Socialization of Aggression: Modeling, Rewards, and Punishments
May 21: 12.1   Doing Gender
May 29: 12.2   A Consciousness-Raising Activity

 
Week Projects and exercises to be completed ONLINE
Week 1: Due April 9th 1.3  Gender Stereotypes in Interaction: Race, Social Class, Age, & Sexual Orientation
1.4  Gender Roles: Violating a Norm
Week 2: April 11, 16  2.5  Nature Versus Nurture in the News
5.2  Messages from Childhood about Sex and Gender
Week 3: April 18, 23  3.2   Popular Conceptions of Gender Differences in Social Behavior
4.3  Sexist Language and Cognition
Week 4: April 25, 30 8.2   Popular Conceptions of Gender Differences in Sexual Behavior &  Attitudes
9.1  Gender Differences and Similarities in Adults
Week 5: May 2, 7 7.4   The Sexist Employment Interviewers
7.5   Sexual Harassment on the College Campus
Week 6: May 9, 14 5.6  Children’s Toys: A Content Analysis of Toy Store Merchandise
6.1  Popular Conceptions of Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities
Week 7: May 16, 21 11.1  Gender and Health-Related Behaviors
11.2  The Politics of Health Research
Week 8: May 23, 29 8.6    Sex, Agression, and Music Videos: A Content Analysis
11.3  Gender, Rumination, and Depression
Week 9: May 30
               June 4
2.3  Researching Gender Activism
12.4 Getting Sex and Gender into the Curriculum

 updated 3/30/00