SCY3470 - Women, gender and society

Leader(s): TBA

Offered

Not offered in 2009

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to a range of feminist perspectives on society. We examine gender relations in both the public and domestic domains. The two major themes of the unit are labour and love. Through doing this unit students develop a basic knowledge of feminist perspectives on Western Society; skills in reading and analysing theoretical, empirical and popular texts; the ability to think sociologically about gender issues and to connect personal experience with wider social forces.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this subject should develop:

1. A basic knowledge of feminist perspectives on Western society.

2. Skills in reading and analysing theoretical, empirical and popular texts.

3. The ability to think sociologically about gender issues and to connect personal experience with wider social forces.

4. The ability to communicate analysis in oral and written forms.

Assessment

Seminar presentation and report (2500 words): 50%
Class test (2 hours, 2000 words equivalent): 40%
Class presentation and participation: 10%
Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate a greater degree of sophistication in their written work.

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Sociology or permission

Prohibitions

SCY2470