Topic (Broad) 1: Culture Change and Gender Relations
Using materials in modules 3 & 4, identify an issue that you interested in and then frame a title for your assignment. The aim of this assignment is to investigate how various forms of culture change (e.g., social, economic, and political forces) can impact or alter gender relations in a given society. For more information and access to resources, visit Assignments in the course navigation area.
Some questions you may want to consider in the assignment:
• What change occurred within this local society (e.g., colonization, economic development, access to the Internet, etc.)? How are the changes seen to impact society?
• What were the traditional views and/or expectations of each gender? How did cultural changes impact these traditional views?
• Have the cultural changes altered gender relations (e.g., has it lowered the status of women)?
• Did the local society find a way to alter their traditional views of males and females to fit into the new social order (e.g., women are now in the public realm)?
It is expected that the assignment will contain some critical perspectives (not just a summary of the materials) and reflective commentaries, including your personal experience or observation about the topic chosen. The assignment should be of 5-6 pages (double-spaced) in length, excluding title page, figures, tables, and references or table of contents. It should be double spaced in a 12-point font (Times New Roman is preferred) and APA reference guide should correctly be used both in the body of the assignment and reference section. For the example of APA reference, please click APA Citation Chart
Students must submit the assignment using Microsoft Word or in PDF file before or on the due date and time.
