GEN501 Sociological Theories of Gender

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Kateřina Lišková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Sat 21. 2. 9:00–10:15 U35, Fri 20. 3. 9:00–10:15 P24, Sat 25. 4. 9:00–10:15 U35
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
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. At the end of this course, students should be able to analyze gender and interpret various instances of the genderedness of our society.
Syllabus
  • I. Sociological theory and its relevans for the research of gender Social structures and gender „Founding fathers“ of sociology and gender
  • II. Core sociological approaches to gender Structuralist approaches Interpretive approaches Psychoanalytical approaches Marxist přístupy
  • III. De/construction of binary understanding of gender and sexuality Biological understanding of sexual difference and its critique Deconstruction of normative heterosexuality
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
Assessment methods
Lectures. Final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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