PSB_506 Gender Aspects in Psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Andrea Mikotová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Katarína Millová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Timetable
Fri 11:40–14:55 A33 stara
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSA_016 Introduction to Psychology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Aim of the course is to introduce questions of gender aspects in psychology to students. There will be discussed such topics as: basic concepts of gender questions, gender aspects in psychoanalytic theories, gender aspects in theories of human development, social aspects of gender questions, gender aspects in partnership, enlightenment and health.
Syllabus
  • 1. gender: introduction, basic concepts 2. gender aspects in psychological theories I.: psychoanalytical approaches 3. gender aspects in psychological theories II.: theories of human development 4. gender and social psychology 5. gender in other domains of psychology
Literature
  • Gender & Society. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
  • Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum. Praha: Sociologický ústav Akademie věd ČR. (online z www.genderonline.cz)
  • Aspekt: Feministický kultúrny časopis. Bratislava: zájmové združenie žien ASPEKT.
  • Gender and ageing : changing roles and relationships. Edited by Sara Arber - Kate Davidson - Jay Ginn. 1st pub. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2003, xi, 213. ISBN 0335213197. info
  • 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
  • CILLIGAN, Carol. Jiným hlasem :o rozdílné psychologii žen a mužů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2001, 191 s. ISBN 80-7178-402-8. info
  • BURR, Vivien. Gender and social psychology. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1998, ix, 168. ISBN 041515815X. info
  • GILLIGAN, Carol. In a different voice :psychological theory and women's development. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1998, xxx, 184 s. ISBN 0-674-44544-9. info
  • BROWN, Lyn Mikel and Carol GILLIGAN. Meeting at the crossroads :women's psychology and girls' development. New York: Ballantine Books, 1992, vii, 258 s. ISBN 0-345-38295-1. info
  • Psychology of intergroup relations. Edited by Stephen Worchel - William G. Austin. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1986. ISBN 0-8304-1075-9. info
Assessment methods
The course will be proceeded as an intensive course. Active participation and elaboration of seminar work or abstract is needed to obtain the credits.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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