WGS 150 - Women in Sport

Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring, 2010

In this course, students use feminist theories and women’s studies to examine many aspects of women’s participation in sport in the United States. Students examine a range of topics including women’s achievements in sport; Title IX and associated arguments for and against its implementation; social and cultural influences on women’s participation; gender stereotypes associated with sport; and the role of the media in reinforcing gender-based stereotypes.Levine.