SOC 3780 - Gender and Disaster

Credits: 3

Description: This course analyzes gender’s shaping global development and disaster vulnerability by focusing on the experiences of girls and women before, during, and after disastrous events. It examines intersecting patterns of vulnerability and response based on gender, class, race/ethnicity, age, nationality and other factors. Students examine gender-focused case studies from developed and developing societies and investigate the practical implications of gender-sensitive sociology of disaster.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT, GWS, or SOC

Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3361, GWS 3780