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Courses in Women's Studies and What They Offer Students

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a critical and interdisciplinary perspective on the social construction of gender, a firm grounding in the social sciences, and opportunities to bring this perspective to bear in a variety of  careers or areas of graduate study. Bibliography lists 2 sources. BBwstdiR.doc Womens Studies. Written by Barbara   for the Paperstore, Inc., November 2000 Introduction This concentration of study explores the intersections of gender, class, race, and ethnicity as it focuses on womens lives and experiences.  By examining dynamics, affecting both the empowerment, exclusion and oppression of women, this interdisciplinary perspective encourages students to critically examine womens roles in society Womens Studies - What Is  It? A Womens Studies curriculum is designed to address the diversity of womens perspectives. Courses are drawn from many disciplines and introduce students to the intellectual, social, political, economic, spiritual,  and artistic contributions and experiences of women in a variety of historical and cultural contexts. Usually within the Division of Human Studies, in an academic environment, Womens Studies provides students  with historical data concerning womens contributions to history and sociology (often women of color who have been excluded), a critical and interdisciplinary perspective on the social construction of gender, a  firm grounding in the social sciences, and opportunities to bring this perspective to bear in a variety of careers or areas of graduate study. According to Kesselman (1998) it should  be noted that cognitive and problem solving skills, are also stressed in this area of study. Fortunately, we are now moving into the area of how we think, instead  of just questioning whether we do or not. Diverse ways of examining problems lead to creative solutions. This is not to suggest that this area of study - the