FSS:SOC402 Sex and Gender - Course Information

SOC402 Sex and Gender. Gender Structure of Society

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Kateřina Lišková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová

Timetable

Mon 14:00–15:40 U33

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Security and Strategic Studies (programme FSS, N-PL)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, N-HE)
• European Studies (programme FSS, N-MS)
• Environmental Humanities (programme FSS, N-HE3)
• Environmental Humanities (programme FSS, N-SO)
• Environmental Humanities (programme FSS, N-SOK)
• Media Studies and Journalism (programme FSS, N-KS) (2)
• Media Studies and Journalism (programme FSS, N-KSK)
• European Studies and International Relations (programme FSS, N-MS)
• International Relations (programme FSS, N-MS)
• Political Science (programme FSS, N-PL) (2)
• Political Science (programme FSS, N-PLK)
• Psychology (programme FSS, N-PS)
• Psychotherapeutic Studies (programme FSS, N-PS)
• Study of Religions (programme FF, N-HS)
• Study of Religions (programme FF, N-PH) (3)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP) (2)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SPK)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Personnel Management and Organizational Development) (2)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Social Policy) (2)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Social Work)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Communal Social Work)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Case Social Work)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Labour market, employment policy and human resources development)
• Sociology (programme FSS, N-SO) (2)
• Sociology (programme FSS, N-SOK)

Course objectives

The course aim is to introduce to students the basic sociological concepts of gender, sex and sexuality. The students will get an overview of the interpretative, psychoanalytic, poststructuralist, biological and deconstructivist theories and in the form of selected readings they will exercise their ability of critical thought and discussion over those readings.

Syllabus

• 1. Interpretative theories of gender
• 2. Psychoanalytic theories
• 3. Biological theories of the sex and gender difference
• 4. Post-sructuralist theories of gender
• 5. Deconstructive theories of gender

Literature

• FREUD, Sigmund. Sebrané spisy Sigmunda Freuda. Praha: Psychoanalytické nakladatelství. info
• FOUCAULT, Michel. Dějiny sexuality. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1999, 189 s. info

Assessment methods

Lecture + seminar Exam: essay

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
  
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