FSU Sociology Department Offers Sexuality-Based Classes
A few weeks from now,
FSU students will be signing up for spring classes. What are some good classes
to take? Sociology 366 deals with “Social
Inequalities”, the social construction of gender inequalities. Sociology 364 is
“Marriage and Family Relationships” talks about courtship and alternatives to
marriage and the like. Last, but not least “Introduction to Women’s Studies”
covers women’s issues dealing with things such as sexual orientation. I spoke
with Sociology professor Dr. Julie Hartman about these classes. “I try to
incorporate that gender is not binary” Hartman said. “Some students find it
hard to get that you can’t always look at someone to determine what gender they
are based on their sexual presentation. We also talk about same-sex marriage as
well as the election ballot and hate crimes: the good and the bad that tie in
there.” So why should students take these classes? “It gives heterosexual
students a deeper sense of the world and reality and for LGBT students, it’s a
place to see themselves and their issues in the curriculum as well as in a
classroom setting,” Hartman says.
Therefore, why not receive class credit by taking classes that promote
diversity?
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