Gender Studies
Online Sources
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Useful Sites
Gender
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Gender and Development (World Bank)
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50 Key Concepts in Gender Studies (PDF)
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Chapter 12. Gender, Sex, and Sexuality from Introduction to Sociology 1st Canadian edition e-book Download this book for free at http://open.bccampus.ca
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Feminism
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Equality First: The Royal Commission on the Status of Women (CBC Digital Archives)​
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"The Problem That Has No Hame" PDF from The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan p15-32
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Masculinity
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Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities, Stony Brook University
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LGBTQ
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Understanding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (APA)​
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Queer identified People and Mental Health (Cdn. Mental Health Assoc.)
Advocacy and Social Action
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Breaking the Silence - addressing gender-based violence (gc.ca)
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Chapter 10: Global Inequality from Introduction to Sociology 1st Canadian edition e-book Download this book for free at http://open.bccampus.ca
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COURSE EXPECTATIONS
A. RESEARCH AND INQUIRY SKILLS
A1. Exploring
A2. Investigating
A3. Processing Information
A4. Communicating and Reflecting
B. FOUNDATIONS
B1. The Social Construction of Gender
B2. Power Relations, Sex, and Gender
B3. Representations of Gender
C. GENDER ISSUES AND GENDER-RELATED POLICY IN CONTEXT
C1. Securing Rights and Social Supports
c2. Local and Global Challenges
C3. Gender-Based Violence and Its Prevention
D. IMPLEMENTING CHANGE
D1. Changes in the Workplace
D2. Agents of Change
D3. Social Action and Personal Engagement
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Books to Consider
Stonewall Uprising by PBS American Experience
PREVIEW ONLY
National Women's History Museum
Online Exhibits
Untold Women Who Changed The World :The Great Feminist Movement from Biography Documentary Films