Women's Intellectual Contributions to the Study of Mind and Society PSYC/ANS0 4900 01 Instructor: Dr. Linda M. Woolf Office Hours: By appointment; 301 Webster Hall. Phone: 968-7062 or 968-6970 woolflm@webster.edu Woolf Web Page: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/

Texts:

• Scarborough, E., & Furumoto, L. (1987). Untold lives: The first generation of American women psychologists. New York: Columbia University Press.

• Kite, M. E., Russo, N. F., Brehm, S. S. (2001). Women psychologists in academe: Mixed progress, unwarranted complacency. American Psychologist, 56, 1080-1098.

Course Description:

• "The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by man's attaining to a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up, than can woman." - Darwin (1871)

• "Identical education of the sexes is a crime before God and humanity, that physiology protests against and that experience weeps over." - Clarke (1873)

• "Deficiency in reproductive power . . . can be reasonable attributed to the overtaxing of (women's) brains." - Spencer (1867)

• "The 'woman's rights movement' is an attempt to rear, by the prcess of 'un-natural selection', a race of monstosities - hostile alike to men, to normal women, to human society, and to the future development of our race." - Bagehut (1879)

Society of Experimental Psychology - Women were not admitted until after the death of the Society's founder, E. B. Titchener, in 1929. Can you find Margaret Floy Washburn?

Course Objectives & Outcomes:

1. Objective: To become familiar with the major women (primarily from the past but we can also include current scholars) who have personally and professionally significantly impacted the fields of anthropology, psychology, social work, and sociology.

   Outcome: The student will be able to identify the major women contributors to the fields of anthropology, psychology, social work, and sociology.

2. Objectives: To become familiar with the work of these women scholars.

   Outcome: The student will be able to discuss the work of these scholars.

   Outcome: Students will be able to put all of the information from the course into a comprehensive resource that can be accessed via the World Wide Web.

3. Objectives: To develop an understanding of the special problems that women have experienced as they developed their careers within the tradition of academic science.

   Outcome: The student will be able to articulate the special problems these women experienced during their careers as women scholars and academics.

   Outcome: Students will be able to examine the potential impact of these concerns on their current life as students and on their future careers.

4. Objectives: To further develop library, cybrary and other research skills.

   Outcome: The student will conduct independent research and communicate their findings through written and oral presentations.

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Incoming Competencies/Prerequisites:

12 credit hours of social science or permission of the instructor. All students should be capable of integrating and evaluating information, critical thinking, and writing at the college level.

Class Meetings:

Course Requirements:

1. One major paper with bibliography discussing the life and work of a significant women contributor to one of the fields associated with the study of mind and society. A presentation to class to accompany the paper. 30%

2. Two short papers with bibliography and short presentations each discussing the life and work of two significant women contributors to the fields associated with the study of mind and society. 30%
   Note: Students will select which women to study during the first two weeks of class. No two students may select the same individuals. Try to select women with whom you are unfamiliar to write about and discuss.

3. A personal reaction paper discussing the problems women have traditionally encountered in anthropology, psychology, social work, or sociology; and how this may or may not impact your career (Final essay question). Due the final week of class. 15%

4. Class project - Details to be discussed in class. 10%

5. Class participation and discussion. 15%

All papers must be submitted electronically in Word format to woolflm@webster.edu.

All grades will be assigned on a scale of 0 - 10 with:

90 - 100	A-,A	Excellent
80 - 89	B-,B,B+	Above Average
70 - 79	C-,C,C+	Average
60 - 69	D-,D,D+	Below Average
Less than 60	F	Failing

Class Participation & Discussion: Please realize that your participation in this class is extremely important. As such, class participation will constitute 15 percent of your final grade. The class participation grade will derive from regular attendance and everyday discussion and analysis. Please be aware that missing class (either excused or unexcused absences) as well as arriving late or leaving early will impact your grade in this area.

Policy Statements:

This site will help you avoid the problem of plagiarism particularly plagiarism resulting from paraphrasing too closely to the original source. - Establishing Authorship by Paul C. Smith, Alverno College

Late withdraws from this class will not be approved by the instructor except in cases of emergency discussed with the instructor. No late withdraws will be approved on the basis of poor class performance.

This syllabus is subject to change at the instructor's discretion. All changes concerning course requirements will be provided in writing. Changes concerning exam dates may be made at the instructor's discretion and communicated verbally to the class.

It is understood that remaining in this course (not dropping or withdrawing from this course) constitutes an agreement to abide by the terms outlined in this syllabus and an acceptance of the requirements outlined in this document. No grade of Incomplete will be issued for this course.

The schedule below provides a general guideline to the semester and will be revised based on class discussion/decisions during the first three weeks of class.