AAS 2100 - Women of Color

Credits: 3 (3 + 0)

Prerequisite(s): AAS 1010, CHS 1000, or WMS 1001; or permission of instructor

Description: Though U.S. women share much in common, their differences are salient to a thorough understanding of all these women’s experiences. Comparative analysis of women’s race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation are central to this course. The similarities among diverse groups of women are also examined in order to better understand the complexity ofwomen’s lives. The course addresses issues of work, health, interpersonal violence, globalization, as well as resistance, activism, and social change across identities.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AAS, CHS, or WMS.

General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II

Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3 Human Behavior and Social Systems

University Requirement(s): Multicultural

Cross Listed Course(s): CHS 2100, WMS 2100