Women’s and men’s experience is examined from a cross-cultural and cross-class perspective. The social relations of power, individual and collective identity, and the fabric of meaning and value in society are analyzed through a focus on gender. Ethnocentrism and the intertwining of Western racial and gender biases in the descriptions and analysis of non-European cultures are also considered. Special attention will be given to women’s roles in the agricultural and development process. Fills core requirement for Women’s and Gender Studies major and minor. Prerequisite: SOAN 111 .