{"id":261,"date":"2013-10-18T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/sshs\/womensstudies\/"},"modified":"2015-07-16T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T13:14:08","slug":"womensstudies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/sshs\/womensstudies\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s and Gender Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"
The minor in Women’s and Gender Studies introduces students to the growing international body of knowledge and creative work about women and gender that has emerged in the past generation. Students work with questions and methods from many disciplines, focusing on the meaning of femininity and masculinity as social categories and as they intersect with race, class, sexual orientation, and other pertinent social divisions. Students will also become acquainted with feminist theories and the history of feminism in the U.S. and worldwide.\u00a0 Courses in Women and Gender Studies are settings which enable students to formulate educational and career objectives based on a clearer sense of their social world, their own strengths, and their special values. The minor is a logical component of a student\u2019s preparation for a career in law, business, public health, the social services, and teaching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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