Course Detail
G ST 301 Topics in Gender and Culture: Gender and PovertyG ST 301 IS Sec 11, University of Mississippi 3 credit hours |
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Course Description |
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This course provides an introduction to the connection between gender and poverty that is otherwise known as the “feminization of poverty.” We will study the correlations between social, economic, and political consequences, and how poverty is not recognized. This course will also look at the privilege that being wealthy and male provides. This course will study the unspoken assumption that caring for the home and children are a woman’s responsibility and how a change in female/male role expectations could help resolve many of these issues. Theory and political action, particularly as they relate to the issues of race and ethnicity, will be emphasized. Students will both read the works of women writers in this field and also examine their own communities to analyze the ways in which the individual, community values, and how systems of power play a key role in further keeping women and children in poverty. Students will also learn to formulate responses and interpretations using varied strategies (e.g., critical reading, online self-reflection, comparative analysis). We will also examine other social issues such as population, the wage gap, health care and religion. |
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Textbook Information: |
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Textbook information will be provided upon enrollment in your iStudy course. |
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Course Objectives: |
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If you complete this course successfully, you will:
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Course Outline: |
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This course consists of 14 instructional modules (or lessons) and 2 proctored exams. You MUST take the syllabus quiz within 2 weeks of enrolling or you will be dropped from the course. NOTE: you must pass the Syllabus and Orientation Quiz for the course materials to appear on the Lessons page. |
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Unit |
Topic |
Reading Assignments |
Due for Grades |
Pacing Guide |
Start Here |
Syllabus and Orientation |
*You MUST complete the syllabus quiz as soon as you have access to your Blackboard course. This is mandatory to verify your attendance.* NOTE: you must pass the Syllabus and Orientation Quiz for the course materials to appear on the Lessons page. |
Syllabus Quiz |
Week 1 |
1 |
An Introduction to Gender and Poverty |
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Journal Entry |
Week 1 |
2 |
The Historical Perspective of Gender and Poverty |
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Journal Entry, Written Assignment |
Week 2 |
3 |
The Vicious Cycle of Poverty |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 3 |
4 |
Is Poverty a “Woman’s Issue?” |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 4 |
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Research assignment 1 |
Research assignment exploring the most important social issue facing us today in regards to women and children in poverty. Complete this assignment before moving to the next unit. |
Do not begin the next lesson until the research assignment has been submitted. |
Week 4 |
5 |
Exploring the Link: Social Issues and Welfare |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 5 |
6 |
Economics and Poverty |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 6 |
7 |
Positions of Inequality |
Dujon, et. al. “For Crying Out Loud: Women’s Poverty in the United States”(Pp. 151) |
Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 7 |
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MIDPOINT OF COURSE |
If you are a semester student, you must reach the midpoint of your course by the date specified in your information. |
All lesson assignments or exams needed to reach the midpoint of the course |
The exact date semester students are required to reach the midpoint is specified in your information. |
8 |
Women, Invisibility and Poverty |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 8 |
9 |
Gender, Race and Poverty |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 9 |
Mid Course Exam |
Proctored Exam |
Be sure to complete all previous assignments before taking this exam. Complete this test before moving on to the next unit. |
To be scheduled |
Week 9 |
10 |
The Globalization of Poverty |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 10 |
11 |
Culture and Poverty |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 11 |
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Research assignment 2 |
Research assignment that investigates ways each of us can help to create social change. Complete this assignment before moving to the next unit. |
Do not begin the next lesson until the research assignment has been submitted. |
Week 11 |
12 |
“Still Crying Out Loud” |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 12 |
13 |
Implication of Gender and Poverty |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 13 |
14 |
Understanding Gender and Poverty-Final Thoughts |
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Written Assignment, Journal Entry |
Week 14 |
Final Exam |
Proctored Exam |
Be sure to complete all previous assignments before taking this exam. Any assignments not completed before the exam is taken will receive a grade of zero. All course work must be graded before you will be eligible to take the Final Exam. |
To be scheduled |
Week 15 |
Grading: |
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GRADING SCALE: FAILURE TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM WILL RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE COURSE. You must submit the lessons required to take the course exam(s). Lessons required but not submitted will receive a grade of zero. For the final exam, all coursework must be submitted and graded. |