Gender and Sexuality

Paper Code: 
25DSOC601(B)
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
6.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to interpret gender relations and recognize the need for active participation in efforts for building an egalitarian society.

 

18.00
Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course

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Course

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25DSOC601(B)

 

Gender and Sexuality

(Theory)

CO31: Critically Analyze the theoretical perspectives revolving around the concept of gender
CO32: Develop a basic understanding of gender socialization by interrogating the categories of gender, sex and sexuality.
CO33: Analyze complexity of gender relations in contemporary societies through intersections in the  in the areas caste, class, work and family.
CO34: Evaluate the concept of gender binaries and gender fluidity 

CO35: Critically analyze the feminist movements

CO36:  Contribute effectively in course specific interaction

 

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments

 

 

Learning activities for the students: Self- learning assignments, Effective questions, Exposure to case studies, Seminar presentation.

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation

 

Unit I: 
Gender Basic Concepts and Perspectives
  • Biological determinism
  • Gender as a Social Construct
  • Gendering Sociology: Theoretical frameworks for understanding gender

 

18.00
Unit II: 
Unit II: Gender Socialization
  • Gender Socialization: Concept, Models
  • Gender in interactions and institutions

 

18.00
Unit III: 
Unit III: Gender and Social Institutions
  • Gender Differences and Inequalities: Class, Caste, Family and Work

 

18.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV : Gender Binaries and Alternatives
  • Gender binaries and beyond(LGBT)
  • Alternative perspectives on  gender: Gender fluidity

 

18.00
Unit V: 
Unit V: Politics of Gender

Resistance and Movements( Liberal, Marxist, Radical and Post-Modern Feminism)

Essential Readings: 

Essential Readings:

  • Marchbank, J. & Letherby G. 2014. (2nd Edition). Introduction to Gender, New York: Routledge
  • Wharton S. A. 2011. (2nd Edition).  Sociology of Gender. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons
  • Learner, G. 1986. The Creation of Patriarchy, New York: Oxford University Press

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:

  • Aulete J.R., Wittner J, & Blakley K., 2009. Gendered Worlds, New York: Oxford University Press
  • Desai, Neera & M.Krishnaraj, 1987: Women and Society in India, Delhi: Ajanta
  • Forbes, G., 1998: Women in Modern India, New Delhi: Cambridge University Press
  • Dube, Leela et al (eds.), 1986: Visibility and Power: Essays on Women in Society and Development, New Delhi: OUP
  • Altekar, A.S., 1983: The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization, Delhi, Motilal Banarasidass
  • Chodrow, Nancy, 1978: The Reproduction of Mothering, Berkeley: University of California Press
  • McCormac, C. & m.Strathern (ed.), 1980: Nature, Culture and Gender, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
  • Oakley, Ann, 1972: Sex, Gender and Society, New York: Harper and Row
  • Tong, Rosemarie, 1989: Feminist Thought: A Comprehensive Introduction, Colarodo: Westview Press
  • Whelman, Imelda, 1997: Modern Feminist Thought, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
  • Beaviour De Simond,2012, Second Sex, New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

 

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Academic Session: 
2025-26
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