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Title: Embracing Controversy
Course Section Number: GEN-209-01
Department: Gender Studies
Description: Many of the most controversial ideas in society concern human behavior. What kind of care should we provide to transgender minors? Is our intelligence dictated by our genetics? Do biological differences explain gender differences in men and women? Even controversial topics concerning the natural world-such as climate change-require us to think about the role of human behavior and cognition. In this class, we will embrace controversial topics and explore what psychological research has to say about them. Importantly, this class will not attempt to give equal weight to both sides of an issue for the sake of balance. Rather, we will focus on how an educated citizen can sift through information and misinformation to base conclusions on the best available psychological evidence and to then communicate those conclusions through dialogue and writing.
Credits: 1.00
Start Date: January 20, 2025
End Date: May 10, 2025
Meeting Information:
01/20/2025-05/09/2025 Lecture Monday, 天下足球网,球探比分dnesday, Friday 03:10PM - 04:00PM, Room to be Announced
Faculty: Olofson, Eric
Requisite Courses: PSY-101

Course Status & Cross-Listings

Cross-list Group Capacity: 15
Cross-list Group Student Count: 0
Calculated Course Status: OPEN
Section Name/Title Status Dept. Capacity Enrolled/
Available/
Waitlist
GEN-209-01 (cross-listing)
Embracing Controversy
OPEN Gender Studies 15 0 / 15 / 0
PSY-210-01 (primary)
Embracing Controversy
OPEN Psychology 15 0 / 15 / 0
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