GEN101 Sociological Theories of Gender

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Kateřina Lišková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Lucia Moravanská (assistant)
Mgr. Hana Porkertová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 15:15–16:45 P52
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand core sociological theories of gender;
- interpret social phenomena from gender perspective;
- apply theoretical knowledge on examoles from social reality

Gender is one of the main organizing criteria distributing social status and creating identity. What is at stake, though, is not only individual social actors. Gender structuredness is characteristic of the symbolic organization of society, social institutions and interactions. This class will enable students to overcome stereotypical binary and/or essentialist view of gender and to proceed towards analytically more productive understanding of this category. Students will be presented with an overview of the core sociological theories and conceptualizations of gender.
Syllabus
  • 1. week Introduction
  • I. Sociological Theory and its Relevance for the Research of Gender
  • 2. week Social structures and gender
  • 3. week „Founding Fathers“ of sociology and gender
  • II. Core Sociological Approaches to Gender
  • 4. week Structuralist approaches
  • 5. week Interpretive approaches
  • 6. week Psychoanalytical approaches
  • 7. week reading week
  • 8. week Marxist approaches
  • III. De/construction of Binary Approach to Gender and Sexuality
  • 9. week Biological undestanding of sexual difference and its critique
  • 10. týden Essentialist approaches to gender and their critique
  • 11. week Deconstruction of sex and gender
  • 12. week Deconstruction of normative heterosexuality
  • 13. week Closing session
Literature
  • HARRINGTON, Austin. Moderní sociální teorie : základní témata a myšlenkové proudy. Translated by Hana Antonínová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2006, 495 s. ISBN 8073670933. info
  • BUTLER, Judith. Feminizmus a podrývanie identity. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Aspekt, 2003, 222 s. ISBN 80-85549-41-7. info
  • Panství člověka a touha ženy :feminismus mezi psychoanalýzou a poststrukturalismem. Edited by Pavel Barša. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 323 s. ISBN 80-86429-06-7. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Nadvláda mužů. Edited by Miloslav Petrusek, Translated by Věra Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2000, 145 s. ISBN 8071847755. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Studující genderových studií mají povinnost ukončit předmět zkouškou. Studující jiných oborů si mohou zvolit ukončení zápočtem.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: kurz je povinný pro studující oboru genderová studia, kteří budou mít při zápisu do kurzu přednost
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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