SCI: BIOLOGY, RACE, AND GENDER

For non-science majors. Three hours of lecture per week. Introduction to race, gender, sex, and sexuality from a biological perspective. The biological basis for human differences will be clarified and distinguished from stereotyped traits. Effects of genetic, environmental, and social factors on the human body and health will be explored. The dual nature of science as both contributing to and revealing effects of unequal power relations in the U.S. will provide context.