Gender Studies

Paper Code: 
SOC 422
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The  objectives of this course are:

  1. 1To focus on feminist thought and critique of sociological theories.
  2. To trace the evolution of gender as a category of social analysis in the late twentieth century.
  3. To expose students  to the issues revolving around women across the world.

 

Course Outcomes (COs)

 

COURSE

 

 

 

Learning outcomes

 

 

Learning and teaching strategies

 

 

Assessment strategies

Paper code

Paper title

SOC 422

Gender Studies

 

CO77:Define key concepts central to the interdisciplinary field of Gender Studies

CO78:Summarize the evolution of gender as a category of social analysis in the late twentieth century.

CO79:Understand the theoretical perspectives revolving around the concept of gender and analyse the intersections of gender with class, caste and race .

CO80:Evaluate the relevance of gender mainstreaming in context of development.

CO81:Critically analyze social situations in context of gender relations

 

Approach in teaching:

Lecture and Classroom discussions( Tool-Power Point Presentations), Learning activities for the students :

Assignments will be given. Interactive sessions on the basis of assignments

Continuous test on the topic/quiz, student presentations and assignments.
 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Gender as a social construct
  • Models of Gendered socialization
  • Cultural Symbolism and gender roles
12.00
Unit II: 
Social Structure and Gender Inequality
  • Patriarchy and Matriarchy
  • Division of labour: production and reproduction
12.00
Unit III: 
Theories of Gender Relations
  • Liberalist
  • Radical
  • Socialist

Post-modernist

12.00
Unit IV: 
Gender and Development
  • Effect of development policies on gender relations

Perspectives on gender and development: Welfarist, Developmentalist, Empowerment

12.00
Unit V: 
Women and Development in India
  • Indicators of women’s status: demographic, social, economic and cultural
  • Special schemes and strategies for women’s development
  • Voluntary sector and women’s development
  • Globalization and women’s development
  • Eco-feminism
Essential Readings: 

Core 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

 

Supplementary 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

 

Journals

  • Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Sage Publications
  • Gender and Society, Sage Journals
  • Feminist Review, Sage Journals
Academic Session: 
2020-21
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