Concept of gender and sexuality
You have the option to either write a traditional academic paper for this class, or to do a creative project that somehow puts you in conversation with the course texts and themes. Your proposal for your final is due Wednesday of Week 9, in lieu of a weekly writing assignment.
Paper Option: An academic research paper of 8-10 pages (double-spaced, MLA format)
which cites at least 3 scholarly sources in addition to at least 1 course text. For this paper, you will choose a specific topic upon which to focus your research and analysis. You may choose to expand on one of your ideas from your weekly writing
BEHS 220 Week 4 Discussion
The resources this week ask you to consider the concept of gender in the US and how gender categories are constructed. They also introduce you to gender constructions outside of our binary (man/woman; male/female) gender system. Please use and cite at least 2 of the required resources as you respond to the following questions: