What is gender? How is it shaped and constructed? Does gender rely solely on the dichotomy masculinities/femininities? How does gender help us understand issues of race, class, sexuality, and beyond ? This course explores gender from a sociological and a feminist perspective. It looks at the ways in which gender norms, roles, relations, and practices are shaped through social structures, institutions, and power relations. It also analyses how gender and sexualities are related to race, class, religion, and ethnicity. We will also explore feminist theories and concepts such as patriarchy, sexism, and intersectionality. The course encourages students to investigate central themes in sociology such as violence, family, education, health, work, state, nation, and religion.