PSB_506 Gender Aspects in Psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
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
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. At the end of the course students should be able to understand 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
  • Aspekt: Feministický kultúrny časopis. Bratislava: zájmové združenie žien ASPEKT.
  • Gender & Society. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
  • Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum. Praha: Sociologický ústav Akademie věd ČR. (online z www.genderonline.cz)
  • 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
Teaching methods
theoretical lessons, class discussion, group projects (presentations)
Assessment methods
Attendence in the lessons, team project and it`s presentation.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008.
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