18 Identity Studies Degree Programs

Pay equity. Gender equality. Human rights. These issues are relevant in today’s workplace and in our everyday lives. Understanding the role gender and sexuality play in local and global society can benefit professionals in fields as disparate as law, medicine, and the creative arts.

From creative works in literature and the arts to discoveries in science and technology, women have shaped all aspects of society. Today, more women graduate from college than men, yet only 14 percent of top executives in the nation are women. While we have made strides in diminishing disparities and inequities based on the perception of gender, it continues to shape and influence cultures here and abroad.

The goal of this course is to help develop students’ critical thinking abilities with anthropological theory and methodology so they can ask and answer why/how certain gender roles develop in a particular culture and not another and how sexuality reflects a culture’s understanding and expression of a natural drive.