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GEN506 Gendered structure of society I.

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Dvořáčková (assistant)
Mgr. Martina Hynková, DiS. (assistant)

Supervisor

prof. PhDr. Gerlinda Šmausová
Department of Sociology - Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová

Timetable

Fri 3. 10. 14:00–15:30 P21, Fri 31. 10. 14:00–15:30 P21, Fri 5. 12. 14:00–15:30 P21

Prerequisites

GEN503 Gendered structure of society I.
compulsory course, basic knowledge on gender from courses GEN 101 and GEN 103

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrollment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The main goal of the course is to introduce gender as a relevant category, and one of the key criteria of social stratification. Gender plays a central role in distribution of social status both in vertical structure and in its substructures. We revise relevant theories at the beginning of the term and then we analyse particular social institutions and themes relevant to the gender structure of society, re/production, the issue of power of the social gender order and mechanisms that reproduce and challenge it.

Syllabus

• We revise relevant theories at the beginning of the term and then we analyse particular social institutions and themes relevant to the gender structure of society, re/production, the issue of power of the social gender order and mechanisms that reproduce and challenge it. The themes include the following topics from the gendered structure: Female identity btw. sexuality and motherhood: gender and private sphere (Finzi, Badinter); private and public sphere and gendered organizations (Acker, Bourdieu); social stratification and gender (Stacey, Lockwood); the powerless and powerfull (Badinter, Sokolova, Elshtein); gendered bodies (Connell)and social structure without gender? (Lorber, Mac an Ghaill)

Literature

• Acker, Joan, Hierarchies, jobs, bodies, A theory of gendered organisations, in: The Social Construction of Gender. SAGE 1991.
• Connell, R.: Hegemonic Masculinity. Rethinking the Concept. Gender and Society, December 2005, s. 829 – 859 (31)
• Elshtain, Jean Bethke, The power and powerlessness of women, in: Bock, Gisela/ James, Susan (eds.), Beyond equality and Difference. Citizenship, feminist politics, female subjectivity, London and New York 1992.
• Finzi, Silvia Vegetti, Female identity between sexuality and maternity, in: Bock, Gisela/ James, Susan (eds.), Beyond equality and difference. Citizenship, feminist politics, female subjectivity, London and New York 1992.
• Lorber, Judith, Dismantling Noahs Ark, in: Lorber, Judith/ Farrell, Susan A. (eds.), The social construction of gender, Newbury Park, London, New Delhi 1991.
• and other literature in the sylaby

Assessment methods

lectures in contact days with feedback on homeworks, heavy reading (mostly in English), and fieldwork - writing a seminar work, reviewing a book and a written text at the end

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• GEN520 State Exam Seminar
  GEN501 && GEN502 && GEN503 && GEN504 && GEN506 && GEN507  

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013.

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