Week Five

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Individual Trauma

Erikson, Everything in Its Path, Part Three: "Looking for Scars," pp. 135-155, "Individual Trauma: State of Shock," pp.156-185.

Collective Trauma and Loss of Community

Erikson, Everything in Its Path, Part Three: "Collective Trauma," pp. 186-245, "Conclusion," pp. 246-259.

Deviance, Crime and Social Control

	Rosenhan, David L. "On Being Sane in Insane Places," in MSL, pp. 221-231.
	Bourgois, Philippe. "In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio," in MSL, pp. 244-256.
	Yancey Martin, Patricia, "Fraternities and Rape on Campus," in MSL, pp. 256-270.
	Group 1 draft papers due.

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Week Six

Group I Presentation: Everything in Its Path

Short Essays on Erikson due.

Socialization

	Lorber, Judith. "Night to His Day," in MSL, pp. 111-124.
	Messner, Michael, "Boyhood, Organized Sports, and the Construction of Masculinities," in MSL 124-139.
	Granfield, Robert, "Making It By Faking It: Working-Class Students in an Elite Academic Environment," pp. 139-152.
	Dyer, Gwynne. "Anybody's Son Will Do," in MSL, pp. 153-164.

Education

	Crow Dog, Mary and Richard Erdoes, "Civilize them with a Stick," in MSL, pp. 564-571.
	Cookson Jr., Peter W. and Caroline Hodges Persell. "Preparing for Power: Cultural Capital and Curricula in America's Elite Boarding Schools," in MSL, pp. 572-582.
	Sadker, Myra, and David Sadker. "Failing at Fairness: Hidden Lessons," in MSL, pp. 583-596.

Week Seven

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Gender

	Risman, Barbara, "Gender as Structure," in MSL, pp. 329-339.
	Williams, Christine L. "The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the "Female" Professions," in MSL, pp. 339-350.
	Espiritu, Yen Le, " The Racial Construction of Asian American Women and Men," in MSL, pp. 350-362.
	McIntosh, Peggy. "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences through Work in Women's Studies," in MSL, pp. 363-373.
	Group 1 final research reports due.

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Gender Construction Among Children in Schools

Thorne, Barrie, Gender Play, Chap. 1: "Children and Gender, " pp. 1-10, Chap. 2: "Learning from Kids," pp. 11-28, Chap. 3: "Boys and Girls Together…But Mostly Apart," pp. 29-47.

Culture and Structure of Gender Separation and Crossing

Thorne, Barrie, Gender Play, Chap. 4: "Gender Separation: Why and How?," Chap. 6: "Do Girls and Boys Have Different Cultures?", pp. 89-110, Chap. 7: "Crossing the Gender Divide," pp. 111-134.

Week Eight

Gender Play

	Thorne, Barrie, Gender Play, Chap. 7: "Lip Gloss and 'Goin With': Becoming Teens," pp. 135-158. Chap. 9: "Lessons for Adults," pp. 157-174.
	Midterm Review
	Group 2 draft papers due

Midterm Exam in Class

Group Presentation: Gender Play

Short Essays on Thorne due.