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Syllabus—Habel Whitman College<br />

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WEEK 8<br />

EDUCATION, PART II<br />

Monday, March 6 Education - “The Great Equalizer?”<br />

Tuesday, March 7 <strong>Problems</strong> in Education - Race<br />

Thursday, March 9 <strong>Problems</strong> in Education - Gender<br />

ASSIGNMENT: A HOPE IN THE UNSEEN PAPER DUE<br />

WEEKLY READINGS<br />

♦ James Coleman, et. al., 2000, “The Coleman Report,” in Richard Arum & Irenee R. Beattie, eds., The Structure<br />

of Schooling, pp. 754-67, Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company (on reserve).<br />

♦ Christopher Jencks, et. al., 2000, “Inequality in Educational Attainment,” in Richard Arum & Irenee R. Beattie,<br />

eds., The Structure of Schooling, pp. 168-81, Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company (on reserve).<br />

♦ Joe R. Feagin, Hernán Vera & Nikitah Imani, “Confronting White Students: The Whiteness of University<br />

Space,” (RBL reading #37).<br />

♦ Myra Sadker & David Sadker, “Missing in Interaction,” (RBL reading #36).<br />

MARCH 11-26<br />

SPRING BREAK<br />

WEEK 9<br />

GENDER<br />

Monday, March 27 Rape in <strong>American</strong> Culture<br />

Guest Speaker: Barbara Panzl, Associate Dean of Students<br />

Tuesday, March 28 Gender <strong>Social</strong>ization in the US<br />

Thursday, March 30 Representation of Gender in Print Media<br />

WEEKLY READINGS<br />

♦ Judith Lorber, 1998, “The <strong>Social</strong> Construction of Gender” in Paula S. Rothenberg, ed., Race, Class & Gender in<br />

the United States: An Integrated Study, 4 th edition, pp. 33-45, New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press (on reserve).<br />

♦ Judith Lorber, 1999, “Night to His Day: The <strong>Social</strong> Construction of Gender,” (RBL reading #19).<br />

♦ Cooper Thompson, 1998, “A New Vision of Masculinity” in Paula S. Rothenberg, ed., Race, Class & Gender in<br />

the United States: An Integrated Study, 4 th edition, pp. 559-65, New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press (on reserve).<br />

♦ Bernard Lefkowitz, Our Guys, Parts I & II.<br />

WEEK 10<br />

GENDER, SPORT & CULTURE<br />

Monday, April 3 Role of <strong>Social</strong> Institutions in <strong>Social</strong>ization<br />

Tuesday, April 4 Whitman College Undergraduate Conference<br />

Thursday, April 6 Role of Sport in <strong>American</strong> Culture<br />

Guest Speaker: Coach Travis Feezel<br />

WEEKLY READINGS<br />

♦ Michael Messner, “Boyhood, Organized Sports and the Construction of Masculinities” pp. 113-127, in Susan J.<br />

Ferguson, ed., Mapping the <strong>Social</strong> Landscape, 2 nd edition, Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Press (on reserve).<br />

♦ Don Sabo, 1998, “Pigskin, Patriarchy and Pain” in Paula S. Rothenberg, ed., Race, Class & Gender in the<br />

United States: An Integrated Study, 4 th edition, pp. 325-8, New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press (on reserve).<br />

♦ Mindy Stombler, “Buddies or Slutties: The Collective Sexual Reputation of Fraternity Little Sisters” (RBL<br />

Reading #22).<br />

♦ Bernard Lefkowitz, Our Guys, Parts III & IV.<br />

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