ANTH 4200 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective

A comparative analysis of gender-based status and social roles of women and men, with women’s status and roles emphasized due to their near-universal construction as the “Other” sex. Examines in cross- and sub-cultural context the relations among women’s status and their subsistence and reproductive activities; and the division of labor by sex, ideology and political economy. Prereq: ANTH 2102 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5200. Semester Hours: 3 to 3