GEN503 Gendered structure of society I.

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Lucie Jarkovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Hynková, DiS. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Gerlinda Šmausová
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Fri 6. 3. 10:15–11:45 P21, Fri 3. 4. 10:15–11:45 P21, Fri 22. 5. 10:15–11:45 P21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
GEN501 sociol gender
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course introduces gender as one of the analytical cathegories for analysis of social systems and structures. Institutions which reproduce gender structure will be presented. Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to acquire a skill of gender analysis
general knowledge about gender structure
to learn gender terminology
Syllabus
  • Theoretical concepts of gender
  • Gender socialization
  • Reproduction of gener inequalities in education
  • labor market and gedner discrimination
  • Men, women and violence
  • Media
  • Sexualities
  • Social construction of health and illness – gender aspects
  • Gender aspects of multicultural and global society
Literature
  • CURRAN, Daniel J. Ženy, muži a společnost. Edited by Claire M. Renzetti, Translated by Lukáš Gjurič. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova, 2003, 642 s. ISBN 8024605252. info
  • HUŇKOVÁ, Markéta. Domácí násilí z pohledu českého práva (Domestic Violence from the Perspective of the Czech Law). (Kateřina Lišková, Jana Tesařová, ed.). In Ženská práva jsou lidská práva. Sborník přednášek ze semináře. 1st ed. Brno: NESEHNUTÍ Brno, 2002, p. 30-45. ISBN 80-903228-0-8. info
  • Gender. Edited by Raewyn Connell. 1st pub. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2002, viii, 173. ISBN 0745627161. info
  • Možnosť voľby :aspekty práv a zodpovednosti. Edited by Jana Cviková - Jana Juráňová. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Aspekt, 2001, 409 s. ISBN 80-85549-25-5. info
  • Žena a muž v médiích. Edited by Hana Havelková - Mirek Vodrážka, Photo by Veronika Bromová. [Praha]: Nadace Gender Studies, 1998, 50 s. ISBN 80-902367-2-3. info
  • RENZETTI, Claire M. and Daniel J. CURRAN. Women, men, and society :the sociology of gender. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1989, xvii, 407. ISBN 0-205-11898-4. info
Assessment methods
reading, group project (essey), final test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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