PSY 437: Psychology of Gender 

Fall 2025

This course explores how gender is constructed and experienced in cultural, historical, and everyday contexts. It examines how gender operates in settings such as education, family life, and the workplace, while also highlighting the intersection of gender with race, class, sexuality, and other identities.

The goals of this course are:

1) to explore how gender is constructed in everyday life, for example: in the classroom, in the family, and in the workplace.

2) to promote critical thinking about popular and scientific theories and research about gender.

*This course is 3 credits.

Professor Canetto regularly teaches the following undergraduate courses:

• PSY 327 (Psychology of Women)
• PSY 437 (Psychology of Gender)

*These are offered in person and online on a yearly basis.

Graduate courses Professor Canetto regularly teaches include:

• PSY 600H (Lifespan Developmental Psychology)
• PSY 677 (Psychology of Women, Men, and Gender)

If you are interested in taking Prof. Canetto’s classes, please contact: 📧 silvia.canetto@colostate.edu