SOCb2518 Inequalities in Global Societies: Ethnicity, Class, Gender

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Kateřina Lišková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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 14:00–15:40 U34
Prerequisites
! SOCb3001 Introduction to gender studies
none
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
This course serves as an introduction to gender studies. We want to introduce international students to the topic of gender and sexuality in contemporary European societies while focusing on the region of East Central Europe and highlighting socio-historical developments. The course covers social institutions and areas such as: labor market, education, media, family, justice. The course increases awareness of the multiple ways that sex and gender interact with race, class, nationality and other social identities. Students are expected to do the assigned readings beforehand and actively participate in class discussions.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to understand basic sociological conceptualizations of gender structure of society and apply sociological concepts to practical problems.
Syllabus
  • 1. Week: Introduction. Course requirements. Gender and gender structure of society
  • 2. Week: Gender, media, globalization
  • 3. Week: Gender and violence
  • 4. Week: Sexuality and society
  • 5. Week: Family and global world
  • 6. Week: LGBT Families
  • 7. Week: Reading week
  • 8. Week: Gender and Power in a Global World
  • 9. Week: Politics, activism, gender
  • 10. Week: Schools and Education
  • 11. Week: Work, inequality and social class
  • 12. Week: Health
  • 13. Week: Sexuality in Central and Eastern Europe
Literature
  • Biblarz, Timothy J. and Judith Stacey. 2010. “How Does the Gender of Parents Matter?” Journal of Marriage and Family 72(1):3–22.
  • STACEY, J., T. Biblarz. 2001. “(How) Does the sexual orientation of parents matter?” American Sociological Review 66 (2): 159–183.
  • Renzetti, Claire M., and Daniel J. Curran. 1989. Women, men, and society: the sociology of gender. Needham Heights, Mass: Allyn & Bacon.
  • LIŠKOVÁ, Kateřina. Sexual liberation, socialist style : Communist Czechoslovakia and the science of desire, 1945-1989. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018, 281 pp. ISBN 978-1-108-42469-1. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108341332. web nakladatele info
  • HEARN, Jeff. Men of the world : genders, globalizations, transnational times. First published. Los Angeles: Sage, 2015, xv, 262. ISBN 9781446207185. info
  • CONNELL, Raewyn. Gender : in world perspective. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Polity, 2009, xi, 180. ISBN 9780745645674. info
  • SKEGGS, Beverley. Class, self, culture. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2004, 226 s. ISBN 0-415-30086-X. info
  • CONNELL, R. W. Gender and power : society, the person and sexual politics. 1st pub. Cambridge: Policy Press, 1998, xvii, 334. ISBN 0-7456-0467-6. info
  • WEEKS, Jeffrey. Sexuality. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1986, 127 s. ISBN 0415039541. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, homework, reading.
Assessment methods
Grading is based on the results of the final written test consisting of multiple-choice questions. Students who wish so can gain up to 30 additional points for a short review on a topic relevant for this course. While this task is voluntary, consulting with the instructor prior to writing and submitting this review is mandatory.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
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