WGST 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Shannon Faulkner, Essentialism, Social Constructionism
6 Sep 2016
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Introduction to the psychology of women: history and research. 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted during their college experience -- the most dangerous time for women in college is their first semester. Percentage of acquaintance rape like 80-90% // most sexual assaults come from people you actually know (whether a little or lot) rather than strangers. Batgirl to do list: dry clean cape, wash batmobile, etc. At a bar (personal anecdote): bartender on northgate asked if the drinks were for guys or girls and was going to make the drinks stronger if they were for men. Male said that women don"t work as hard as men and they don"t have the same skill sets . For every test, you"ll be tested on, powerpoint slides, what dr. eden says in class, and what you read in the textbook. Things she says in class is sometimes a story or anecdote, themes, etc.
