Unit 2 Overview (Weeks 7-12)

Unit 2

Welcome to Unit 2!

Congratulations on completing Unit 1. You should now have an understanding of the basic concepts and vocabulary needed to study sex and gender in the United States. Unit 2 is six weeks long. Hopefully, you have started to think about your own views, attitudes and beliefs around sex, gender and sexuality and have started to question where these views came from and how they developed. In Unit 2 we will be talking about different agents of socialization and how they influence our views on sex, gender, and sexuality.

Below you can find the breakdown of the next five weeks + Spring Break (this information is also in your syllabus):

Weeks 7-12

  • Week 7: Families
  • Week 8: Popular Culture & the Media
  • Week 9: Spring Break! (No class)
  • Week 10: Body Image & Beauty 
  • Week 11: Education
  • Week 12: Library Visit & Midterm Exam #1 (DUE 4/14)