Course: Gender and Society

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Course title Gender and Society
Course code KSKA/GVAS
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hloušková Zuzana, Mgr.
Course content
Women's rights, feminism, gender studies Gender and sex The role of women and men in the family Gender and labor market Gender aspects of education Gender in the media Gender and language Gender in art (especially in literature and film) Gender and violence Gender and religion Gender mainstreaming

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to offer an insight into the social ssues related to gender. We will focus especially on the debates between biological and social scientific approaches to gender identity development and to gender inequalities.
Students will learn to think about the society we live in in gendered terms and will acquire the ability to think critically about the existing gender inequalities.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Active participation, simulation game/essay.
Recommended literature
  • :. RENZETTI C. M., CURRAN D. J. Ženy, muži a společnost. Praha: Karolinum, 2003..
  • BADINTER, E. XY. Identita muža. Bratislava: Aspekt, 1999..
  • JARKOVSKÁ, L. Rovné příležitosti dívek a chlapců ve vzdělávání. Brno: Nesehnutí, 2005..
  • KARSTEN, H. Ženy ? muži. Praha: Portál, 2006..
  • KŘÍŽKOVÁ A., SLOBODA Z. Genderová segregace českého trhu práce. Praha: SOÚ, 2009..
  • NOVÁKOVÁ J. (ed.) . Gender mainstreaming. Praha: MPSV, 2002..
  • OAKLEYOVÁ, A. Pohlaví, gender a společnost. Praha: Portál, 2000..
  • OATES-INDRUCHOVÁ L. (ed.). Dívčí válka s ideologií. Praha: SLON, 1999..
  • RENZETTI C. M., CURRAN D. J. Ženy, muži a společnost. Praha: Karolinum, 2003..
  • RENZETTI, C.M.; CURRAN, D.J. Ženy, muži a společnost. Praha, 2003.
  • VĚŠÍNOVÁ E. A KOL. Společnost žen a mužů z aspektu gender. Praha: Open Society Fund, 1999..
  • VODÁKOVÁ A., VODÁKOVÁ O. (eds.). Rod ženský. Praha: SLON, 2003..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2013) Category: Social sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter