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Activities for Teaching Gender and Sexuality in the University Classroom is the first interdisciplinary collection of activities devoted entirely to teaching about gender and sexuality. It offers both new and seasoned instructors a range of exciting exercises that can be immediately adapted for their own classes, at various levels, and across a range of disciplines. Activities are self-contained, classroom-tested, and edited for ease of use and potential to remain current.
List of contents
Preface
How to Use this Book
Acknowledgements
I. Exploring Ethics, Values, Beliefs
1. Where Do You Stand: Assessing Students' Values and Beliefs-Hazel Rozema
2. Femininity and Masculinity: An Exploration of the Relative Elements of Gender Identity-Evangeline Weiss and Kerry Poynter
3. Is it Theft?: Using the Ethics of Crime to Frame a Discussion of Sexual Consent and Sexual Assault-Mara K. Berkland
4. Bringing the Gender Movements Alive through Role Play-Sherianne Shuler
5. Arguing Over Theories of Gender Development-Shelly Schaefer Hinck and Edward A. Hinck
6. Same-Sex Marriage Debate: Gay/Lesbian Rights vs. Queer Critiques of Marriage-Elizabeth Currans
II. Sexuality
7. Sexual Secret Cards: Examining Social Norms and Cultural Taboos around Sexuality-Shawn Trivette
8. Beyond Binaries: Identity and Sexuality-Robyn Ochs and Michael J. Murphy
9. Dancing in Class: Choreographing Gendered Sexuality-Susan E. Stiritz
10. Discussing Gender and Sexuality 'Hot Button' Issues: Considering the Role of Religion and Religious Beliefs-Navita Cummings James
III. Friendship and Romantic Relationships
11. Choose Your Own Adventure: Examining Social Exchange Theory and Gendered Relational Choices-Elizabeth Ribarsky
12. Perceptions of Conversations and Gendered Language in Same- and Cross-sex Friendships-Allison R. Thorson
13. Let's Talk About Sex: Teaching College Students How to Navigate Sexual Communication Conversations with Relational Partners-Jessica A. Nodulman
IV. Literature
14. Encouraging Reader Identification with LGBT Literary Characters through Role-play-David Hennessee
15. Designing Utopia: Teaching Gender through the Creation of 'Hisland'-Christin L. Munsch
16. The Big Bad Wolf Carries a Purse: Restorying Gender Roles in Popular Children's Stories-Stacy Tye-Williams
V. Media and Artifacts
17. Marlboro Men, Virginia Slims & Lucky Strikes: The Social Construction of Reality in Tobacco Advertising-Amie Kincaid
18. Writing A Non-Sexist Television Advertisement-David Bobbitt
19. Being a Man: Challenging or Reinforcing Embodied Masculinities in the University Classroom-Jessica J. Eckstein
20. Communicating Gender Expectations: An Analysis of Boys' and Girls' Toys and Games-Elizabeth Tolman
21. Engendering Material Culture: The Gendered Packaging of Bath and Beauty Products-Michael J. Murphy
VI. Body
22. Voicing Gender: Critically Examining Expectations about Gender and Vocalics-Lisa K. Hanasono
23. Performing and Analyzing Gendered Nonverbal Communication-Deborah Cunningham Breede
24. Gender-Norm Violation and Analysis-Tamara Berg
VII. Work
25. Gender at Work: Revealing and Reconciling the Influence of Gender Norms on Perceived Occupational Roles-Jessica Furgerson
26. Analyzing Media Representations of Powerful Women in the Workplace-Sarah Stone Watt
27. Let's Go to Work: Discovering the Prevalence and Place of Gender and Sexuality Expectations in Organizations-Jeanette Valenti
28. What's the policy?: Exploring Sexual Harassment Policies in Organizations-Joy Daggs
VIII. Global/Intersectional Issues
29. Crash: Seeing the Power of Intersectional Analyses-Sal Renshaw
30. Us and Them: Teaching Students to Critically Analyze Gender in a Global Context-Amy Eisen Cislo
31. Claiming Your Baggage: Gender, Sexuality, and Nation in American Popular Culture-Christina Holmes
List of Contributors
About the author
Michael Murphy is a stand-up comedian, chronic overthinker, and self-declared ambassador for awkward humans everywhere. After years of turning heartbreak, ghosting, and solo pizza nights into punchlines on stage, he decided to write a book that's part survival guide, part breakup letter to loneliness itself.Known for blending gut-busting humor with gut-level honesty, Michael helps readers laugh their way through the messiness of connection, dating, and that weird thing where you text someone and they never reply but you still pretend you're fine.When he's not writing or performing, Michael can be found talking to his plants, overanalyzing emoji usage, or Googling "how to be emotionally available." This is his first book-unless you count the angry texts he never sent.
