PS_BB025 Gender questions in psychology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Katarína Millová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Wednesday 12:00–13:40 C51
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PS_BA008 Developmental Psychology I
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Aim of the course is to give students an overview of main areas in gender aspects in psychology: gender aspects of psychological theories, develoment of gender identity, application of gender aspects into different psychological areas - educational psychology, work psychology, psychotherapy, etc.
Learning outcomes
Students will gain basic knowledge from the area of gender aspects in psychology. 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, rovné příležitosti, výzkum. Praha: Sociologický ústav Akademie věd ČR. (online z www.genderonline.cz)
  • Aspekt: Feministický kultúrny časopis. Bratislava: zájmové združenie žien ASPEKT.
  • RYLE, Robyn. Questioning gender : a sociological exploration. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2015, xxv, 551. ISBN 9781452275840. info
  • The SAGE handbook of gender and psychology. Edited by Michelle K. Ryan - Nyla R. Branscombe. Los Angeles: Sage, 2013, xvii, 541. ISBN 9781446203071. info
  • HELGESON, Vicki S. The psychology of gender. 4th ed., international ed. Boston: Pearson, 2012, xxiii, 632. ISBN 9780205216642. info
  • What is gender?sociological aproaches. Edited by Mary Holmes. London: SAGE, 2007, 1 online. ISBN 9781446216200. info
  • 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
  • GILLIGAN, Carol. Jiným hlasem : o rozdílné psychologii žen a mužů. Translated by Eva Klimentová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2001, 191 s. ISBN 8071784028. 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. ISBN 0674445449. info
  • Talking differenceon gender and language. Edited by Mary Crawford. London: SAGE, 1995, 1 online. ISBN 9781446250594. info
  • BROWN, Lyn Mikel and Carol GILLIGAN. Meeting at the crossroads : women's psychology and girls' development. New York: Ballantine Books, 1992, vii, 258. ISBN 0345382951. info
  • Psychology of intergroup relations. Edited by Stephen Worchel - William G. Austin. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1986. ISBN 0830410759. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminars, group project
Assessment methods
The course will be proceeded 1x14 days, work on group project and studium of literature 1x14 days. Active participation (attendance at least at 80% of lectures) and elaboration of group project is needed to obtain the credits.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
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