Course descriptions: This course explores gender as a cultural communication practice that simultaneously reflects and enacts the culture in which it occurs. That is, gender is positioned as something that we do, via communication, rather than what we are. To understand and consider gender as communication, this course examines the difference between sex and gender, the intersection of gender and culture, and theories of how we become gendered. We will examine the ways in which social and political meanings attached to gender are communicated in various cultural institutions, practices, and contexts; and we will also consider how issues such as identity, representation, race, sexuality, class, and power bear on gender.
Included in this course are course map with links to supplemental materials and Hope and Courage Assignent.
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Attribution and Licensing:
Creator: Curated and Designed by Kendra Rivera (Lane Community College)
Published: 3/24/2025
Relevance: Course based on COMM 220: Communication, Gender, and Culture at Lane Community College
Level: Undergraduate
License: CC BY 4.0
Recognize gender-stereotyped communication in a variety of contexts.
Assess how gender roles are affected by cultural values.
Describe gender differences in interpersonal relationships.
Implement options for ethical verbal and nonverbal communication across gender and culture to create/support sustainable relationships.
Open Textbook - Sociology of Gender: An Equity Lens