PSYCH M147A
Psychology of Lesbian Experience
Description: (Same as Gender Studies M147A and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies M147A.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 10 or Gender Studies 10 or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies M114. Designed for juniors/seniors. Review of research and theory in gender studies and psychology to examine various aspects of lesbian experience, impact of heterosexism/stigma, gender role socialization, minority status of women and lesbians, identity development within a multicultural society, changes in psychological theories about lesbians in sociohistorical context. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Linda Garnets is an absolutely delightful professor. She has an amazing personality, warm hearted, funny, and very approachable. Her lesbian experience class is very popular and is usually filled to capacity. I was lucky I got in the first time. I've known students who've waited a year to take her class. She only teaches once a year, so sign up as soon as you can or you'll miss out. Grades are based on a midterm 40% and final 40%, both of which are composed of 2 take home term papers about 12 pages in length. Expect to do 4 papers in this class in addition to weekly reaction papers that are 1-2 pages long. Yes, there's a lot of writing involved, but it's doable if you're truly interested in the subject. Participation makes up the remaining 20% of your grade. I ended up with an "A" in the class and I'm a guy (gay of course!) Linda also brings in amazing guest speakers to class. The parents from PFLAG (particular the Asian parents) really touched me. It really addressed a lot of the concerns I had about coming out to my family. The last day of class was very memorable. Just be sure to not skip class this day. That's all I have to say ;)
Linda Garnets is an absolutely delightful professor. She has an amazing personality, warm hearted, funny, and very approachable. Her lesbian experience class is very popular and is usually filled to capacity. I was lucky I got in the first time. I've known students who've waited a year to take her class. She only teaches once a year, so sign up as soon as you can or you'll miss out. Grades are based on a midterm 40% and final 40%, both of which are composed of 2 take home term papers about 12 pages in length. Expect to do 4 papers in this class in addition to weekly reaction papers that are 1-2 pages long. Yes, there's a lot of writing involved, but it's doable if you're truly interested in the subject. Participation makes up the remaining 20% of your grade. I ended up with an "A" in the class and I'm a guy (gay of course!) Linda also brings in amazing guest speakers to class. The parents from PFLAG (particular the Asian parents) really touched me. It really addressed a lot of the concerns I had about coming out to my family. The last day of class was very memorable. Just be sure to not skip class this day. That's all I have to say ;)
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