POLA 4210 Women and Politics

POLA 4210 Women and Politics
Women and Politics
Pre-requisites: POLA 2100 and POLS 2010 - This course is an exploration of the role gender and sex have in politics, including voting. party activism, leadership, candidacy, holding office, and law-making. Special attention will be paid to the relationship between gender and political behavior, including political socialization, political attitudes. and public policy creation. Time will be spent on understanding what gender and sex mean in American politics, as well as the effect that disparate power has on political behavior.
Pre-requistites: POLA 2100, POLS 2010 or consent of instructor
credit hours: 3