Kianna Holm’s Profile

Course Goals: Raise aware­ness re­gard­ing how gen­der is cre­ated, main­tained, and/or changed through cul­tural ex­pec­ta­tions and in­ter­ac­tion; Gain the­o­ret­i­cal in­sights and de­velop an­a­lyt­i­cal skills to iden­tify gen­dered ex­pec­ta­tions and how such ex­pec­ta­tions limit be­hav­ior for peo­ple of all gen­ders; En­hance un­der­stand­ing of how pre­dom­i­nant so­cial as­sump­tions and com­mu­ni­ca­tion norms can de­value and si­lence women and other non-dom­i­nant groups, and how stu­dents can be­come change agents to en­hance our col­lec­tive lives.

Course Goals: Raise awareness regarding how gender is created, maintained, and/or changed through cultural expectations and interaction; Gain theoretical insights and develop analytical skills to identify gendered expectations and how such expectations limit behavior for people of all genders; Enhance understanding of how predominant social assumptions and communication norms can devalue and silence women and other non-dominant groups, and how students can become change agents to enhance our collective lives.