COMM 3000HM - Communication, Gender, and Identity I

3 hours

Prerequisites: A grade of a “C-” or better in COMM 2050.
This course explores concepts relative to communication and its relationship to gender and biological sex. Study includes, but is not limited to, distinguishing between gender and biological sex; the extent of gender and sex-based communication differences; communication role development; how gender and sex-based communication affects family relationships; differences in verbal and nonverbal communication across genders and biological sexes; and how socially constructed gender roles affect close relationships, education, different forms of media, acts of violence, and the workplace.