Studies in Justice, Culture, & Social Change

#MeToo Awareness:
Gender, Health and Justice
April 19-21, 2019
Duluth, Minnesota

Friday, April 19

2021 Assessment Reports

Anthropology

2020 Assessment Reports

Sociology & Criminology

Anthropology

Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies is the interdisciplinary study of women's roles, experience, expression, and lives nationally and transnationally, as well as the study of the intersectionality of gender with race, class, sexuality, nation, religion, ethnicity, ability, and age. With liberation, justice, and equity issues as central concerns; the program engages in scholarly feminist inquiry both of the knowledge generated by other academic disciplines, and of societal institutions and processes, and explores the possibilities of feminist transformation of these.

Sociology focuses on the relationship between social structure and the dynamics of establishing, maintaining, and changing patterns of human social behavior. The program is built around a theoretical and methodological core offering courses to develop students' conceptual and research competence. These courses focus on social psychology, social organization, and social change. The major provides a foundation for careers in human services and business and preparation for related graduate and professional school study.

Jane Maddy Book Award

Jane Maddy was one of the founding members of Women's Studies at UMD and taught Psychology courses that were part of the Women's Studies curriculum. Jane served on the Women's Studies Advisory Board during all of her years at UMD, and after she retired, served as the Chair of that group for many years. She was very dedicated to Women's Studies and feminist scholarship and causes, and we are honored to offer scholarships to our students in her honor.