Women, Culture, and Social Policy

SYD 4813 Women, Culture, and Social Policy (Class E-mail) Dr. Elizabeth Mustaine

Course Goals and Objectives

The goal of this course is to understand social patterns and consequences of, and strategies behind, policy making as it applies to gender.

Specific Objectives include:

To practice critical thinking with regard to public policy.
To recognize patterns in social forces and social effects.
To recognize patterns in primary cultural values of the United States and differences in subcultures.
To analyze agendas of interest groups.
To learn both sides of an issue before making up your mind.
To value understanding the historical background of modern day issues.
To objectively critique websites (of interest groups and other agencies) for bias, accuracy, breadth, depth, and currency.

Course Materials

Text and Materials

Conway, M. Margaret, David W. Ahern, and Gertrude A. Steuernagel. 2005. Women and Public Policy: A Revolution in Progress, 3rd edition. Washington, DC: CQ Press.

Staggenborg, Suzanne. 1998. Gender, Family, and Social Movements. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.

Course Title

This course, Women, Culture, and Law or Women, Culture, and Social Policy is also known as Women and Social Policy. They are the same course with the prefix and number, SYD 4813.