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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
SOC3057	Readings in Sociology of Gender	Spring	3	0	3	5

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. PINAR MELİS YELSALI PARMAKSIZ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	This course intends to teach students how to understand sociological approaches to studying gender, as well as the ability to understand the major global issues, problems, and findings in the sociology of gender.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
By the end of the course, students will be able to;

1. Get to know about the gender as a sociological concept.
2. Develop an understanding of gender specific debates.
3. Develop knowledge about gender equality (Goal 5 among UN Sustainable Development Goals).
4. Gain a transnational understanding of gender equality.
5. Relate sociology of gender to specific country cases, in particular to Turkey.

Course Content

The course introduces the basic concepts of gender studies and opens up the major debates in gender specific issues at transnational level. The course is designed to give students opportunity of a participatory engagement with the subject. With this aim courses are organized around class discussions based on assigned movies/documentaries and assigned texts. The course also involves field trips. At the end of the course students are expected to have a critical knowledge of gender, gender equality and to gain a gender-sensitive perspective about major debates.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course
2)	Gender and Gender Equality	Weekly readings
3)	Gender Inclusive Language
4)	Men and Masculinities	Weekly readings and short commentary essay
5)	Men and Masculinities	Weekly readings and short commentary essay
6)	Transnational Encounters and Gender	Weekly readings and short commentary essay
7)	Islam and Feminism	Weekly readings and short commentary essay
8)	LGBTQ: Rights	Weekly readings and short commentary essay
9)	LGBTQ: Activism	Weekly readings and short commentary essay
10)	Digital Feminist Activism	Weekly readings and short commentary essay
11)	Gender Regime in Turkey	Weekly readings and short commentary essay
12)	Feminist Utopia	Weekly readings and short commentary essay
13)	Final Project Presentation
14)	Final Project Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

References:

Jackson, S., & Scott, S. (Eds.). (2006). Gender: A sociological reader. Stevi Jackson and Sue Scott (eds.). Routledge. (1-26).
Davies, B. (2006). “Becoming Male or Female,” Gender: A sociological reader. Stevi Jackson and Sue Scott (eds.). Routledge. (280-290).
bell hooks. (2000) Feminism for Everybody, South End Press, Cambridge (1-6).
Connell, R. W. (2005) Masculinities. University of California Press. pp. 71-81.
Sancar, S. (2011). Erkeklik: İmkansız iktidar: Ailede, piyasada ve sokakta erkekler. Metis.pp. 111-119, 154-174, 265-300, 3001-309.
Toksoy, N. G., & Taşıtman, A. (2015). ‘Ceremonial Circumcision’ as One of the Mechanisms Which Enables the Regeneration and Intergenerational Transmission of Manhood Culture in Turkey. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture, (3), 156-188.
Larochelle, D. L. (2019). “Brad Pitt Halal” and the Hybrid Woman: Gender Representations and Religion through Turkish Soap Operas. ESSACHESS–Journal for Communication Studies, 12(2 (24)), 61-78.
Anwar, Z. (2007). Islam and Women’s Rights. UCLA, Occasional Papers, Islam and Women’s Rights (escholarship.org).
Keskin-Kozat, B. (2003). Entangled in secular nationalism, feminism and Islamism: The life of Konca Kuriş. Cultural Dynamics, 15(2), 183-211.
Arat, Z. F. K., & Nuňez, C. (2017). Advancing LGBT rights in Turkey: Tolerance or protection?. Human Rights Review, 18(1), 1-19.
Zengin, A. (2019). The Afterlife of Gender: Sovereignty, Intimacy and Muslim Funerals of Transgender People in Turkey. Cultural Anthropology, 34(1), 78-102.
Butler, J. (2004). Beside oneself: On the limits of sexual autonomy. Undoing gender, 17, 39.
Mendes, K., Ringrose, J., & Keller, J. (2018). # MeToo and the promise and pitfalls of challenging rape culture through digital feminist activism. European Journal of Women's Studies, 25(2), 236-246.
Yelsalı Parmaksız, Pınar Melis, “Paternalism, Modernization, and the Gender Regime in Turkey”, Aspasia, International Yearbook of Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Women’s and Gender History, Vol. 10, 2016: 40-62

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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	5	% 40
Presentation	1	% 20
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	4	56
Presentations / Seminar	1	10	10
Project	1	20	20
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions.
2)	Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment.
3)	Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge.
4)	Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules.
5)	Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them.
6)	Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine.
7)	Use at least one foreign language as scientific language.
8)	Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state.
9)	Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development.
10)	Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level.
11)	Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals.
12)	Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems.
13)	Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations.
14)	Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written.
15)	Have the professional and ethical responsibility.
16)	Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions.
17)	Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms.
18)	Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies.