2022 Fall GWS 139 001 LEC 001

2022 Fall

GWS 139 001 - LEC 001

Why Work? Gender and Labor Under Capitalism

Brooke Lober

Aug 24, 2022 - Dec 09, 2022
Tu, Th
03:30 pm - 04:59 pm
Class #:30388
Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Gender and Womens Studies

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 6
Enrolled: 69
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 75
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

9 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Other classes by Brooke Lober

Course Catalog Description

This course uses gender as a lens to examine the nature, meaning, and organization of work. Students learn varied conceptual approaches with which to probe such issues as gender and race divisions of labor, the economic significance of caring and other forms of unpaid labor, earnings disparities between men and women, race and class differences in women's work, transnational labor immigration, and worker resistance and organizing.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills

Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.

Textbook Lookup

Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials

eTextbooks

Associated Sections

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