PSYC 21

About this course

A survey of gender issues based upon psychological and sociological theories and research. The course will provide an examination of sex and gender differences from an interdisciplinary and multi-cultural approach. The course will cover the effects of biology, culture, and society in creating sex and gender differences. The course will include an analysis of major theories of gender development. Specific topics include, but are not limited to: biology, socialization, mass media, communication, personality, work, family, sex, and violence.

No section is scheduled at Foothill College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; not open to students with credit in SOC 21 or WMN 21.”

Transfer pathways that use PSYC 21

ASSIST maps PSYC 21 to a requirement in 15 published pathways from Foothill College.

• SociologyFoothill → UC Irvine
• Political ScienceFoothill → UC Irvine
• SociologyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Women, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesFoothill → San Jose State
• Environmental Economics and PolicyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Microbial BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Environmental SciencesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Landscape ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Society and EnvironmentFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Molecular Environmental BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Genetics and Plant BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Conservation and Resource StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley