http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:50:42 PDT Mon, 20 May 2013 17:50:42 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77465 This site is an extensive index covering "journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages." Indexing began in 1996 and runs through 2001; indexing is not complete, but the collection is already extremely useful. Areas covered include history, religion, art, literature, etc. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84112 This site invites visitors to explore the cultural meanings and social power of homosexuality.Homosexuality is more than the ordinary, enduring fact of same-sex sexual preference. It is also a complex system of symbolic meanings elaborated over centuries. Contemporary gay and lesbian people are forced to an encounter with these meanings. We are vilified and demonized by a homophobic culture.The archetypes, stereotypes and images in which we are enmeshed are an enormous burden. They are also a gigantic opportunity. Gay and lesbian people are linked to myth, history, and the capacity to transform society. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620210 This course will introduce the student to the psychology behind gender and sexuality. It will explore how the understanding of one's own gender and sex can affect different aspects of one's functioning, while also identifying the factors in our lives that can influence that understanding. This course will begin by introducing and defining the concepts of gender and sexuality, then looking at the similarities and differences between sexes in terms of biological and neurological functioning and development, as well as gender and sexual identity. The student will also investigate why and how the sexes are psychologically and cognitively different. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Psychology 406)