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SOC 28

SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER · 4 units · used in 14 transfer pathways

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About this course

Application of sociological theories, concepts and perspectives to an understanding of gender. Focuses on how individuals think and act as gendered beings and how gender becomes an organizing principle in social life. Topics include the social construction of gender, theories of gender socialization, femininities and masculinities, gendered interactions and doing gender, how race, class, nation and sexuality shapes gender, and gender inequality within social institutions, including politics, the economy, family, religion, education and health care.

Sections this term

Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTC
SOC 28SOCIOLOGY OF GENDEROpen1 section · 28 seats reported · 1 instructor
  • CRN 20510 · 01Fox · M 1 PM-2:50 PM · 3305 / TBA TBA · ONLINEOpen · 28

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

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Transfer pathways that use SOC 28

ASSIST maps SOC 28 to a requirement in 14 published pathways from Foothill College.

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with SOC 28. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

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