PSKB_506 Gender Aspects in Psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSA_016 Introduction to Psychology &&! PSB_506 Gender Aspects in Psychology
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand basic concepts of gender questions. Students should be able to understand and explain 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.
  • 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
Teaching methods
theoretical lessons, class discussion, group projects (presentations)
Assessment methods
Attendence at the lessons, team project and it`s presentation.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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