Course

Unit 1

Gender Sensitization Introduction -Justification for this topic and the importance of this specialization within social work. Overview of the major issues in the world that are related to gender inequality and systematic, generational perpetuation of such inequalit

Unit 2

Sociological concepts of gender: Basic sociological theories of gender and gender-based norms. Differences between biological sex and social gender (and why it is important).

Unit 3

Gender Archetypes: Media and its role in defining acceptable gender behaviours. Case study reviews to pin-point gender norms.

Unit 4

Hegemonic Masculinity: Definitions of Masculinity, Femininity, and Hegemony. Common factors that create and perpetuate gender-based power dynamics

Unit 5

Gender in Social Work: The role of a social worker in addressing gender inequality and preventing human rights violation

Text Books / References

Text Books

1. Coley, C., Gressel, C.; Dhillon, A.; Shukla, T.; Sheshadri, S.; Pandey, N.; Kumar, G.; Bhavani, R.R.(2022). A Braided River: The Universe of Indian Women in UNESCO Publishing.
2. Coley,; Gressel, C.; Bhavani, R.R. (2021). Transforming ‘Men’talities: Gender Equality and Masculinities in India. UNESCO Publishing.
3. Valerie Amos and Pratibha Parmar (1984) Challenging Imperial Feminism. Feminist Review 17: 3-
4. Sedef Arat-Koç (2018) Migrant and domestic care workers: Unfree labour, crises of socialreproduction and the unsustainability of life under ‘vagabond capitalism’. in Juanita Elias and Adrienne Roberts, Handbook on the International Political Economy of Gender. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
5. JudithButler (1990) Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of New York: Routledge.

Suggested Readings:

1. KimberleCrenshaw (1989) Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics. University of Chicago Legal Forum 139-168.
2. SylviaRivera Cusicanqui (2012) Ch’ixinakax utxiwa: A Reflection on the Practices and Discourses of South Atlantic Quarterly 111(1): 95-109.
3. MichelFoucault (1976) The History of Sexuality Volume 1: An Introduction. New York: Pantheon
4. GailLewis (2017) Questions of Feminist Review 117: 1-19.
5. PetrusLiu (2012) Queer Human Rights in and Against China: Marxism and the Figuration of the Social Text 110 30(1): 71-89.
6. SantaCruz Feminist of Color Collective (2014) Building on “the Edge of Each Other’s Battles”: A Feminist of Color Multidimensional Lens. Hypatia 29(1): 23-40
7. Hofstede, G. H. (2001). Culture’s consequences: Comparing values, behaviors, institutions, andorganizations across nations (2nd ed). Sage
8. Davis, Y. (2011). Women, race, & class. https://archivesquebec.libraryreserve.com/ContentDetails.htm?id=590128
9. NKabeer Reversed Realities: gender hierarchies in development thought (Verso, 1994)
10. SChant Gender Generation and Poverty: exploring the ‘feminisation of poverty’ in Africa, Asia and Latin America (Edward Elgar, 2007)
11. M Evans, C Hemmings, H Marsha, H Johnstone, S Madhok, A Plomien, and S Wearing The SAGE Handbook of Feminist Theory (Sage Publications, 2014)

This course aims to introduce learners to the foundations of gender theory by studying some of the most important philosophies on gender and social norms in sociology, anthropology, and social work. This will include a comparative analysis of western vs non-western ideas and their roots. Learners will engage in deep study and discussion on the influence of social entities (including media, politics, and industry) on the formation of gender norms and perpetuating structures (hegemony). Learners should complete the course with a better understanding for how they, as social workers, can help society as a whole move towards gender equality.

Course Objectives:

1. Understandthe complex and intersecting factors that define gender overall, socialised gender norms, and individual gender identity.
2. Developa critical understanding of the concept of gender equality, be aware of our role as human beings in creating social inequities, and identify what we can do to improve the situation.
3. Acquirea foundational understanding of gender as a concept in sociology, anthropology, and social
4. Understand and develop one’s own assumptions about gender, social inequality, and the role this hasin sustainable development.

Course Outcomes:

1. Studentsshould know the differences between gender
2. Students should be able to understand how gender inequality has impacted/influenced social normsand systematic, generational poverty, as well as recognize the need for and the means to a more equal
3. Students should have a foundational knowledge of “hegemony” and the processes that perpetuatepower dynamics in society.
4. Studentsshould understand their role as social workers in striving for gender equality.

CO-PO Mapping: (Course outcome and Program Outcome Mapping.