GENDER ISSUES IN THE MODERN WORLD AND FEMINIST METHODOLOGY

SOC514

Course Code: SOC514
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Ceyda Kuloğlu

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

The concept of gender inequality
Gender inequality in different areas of social life
Feminist methodology

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The aim of this course is to comprehend the historical and social construction process of gender inequality, to learn theoretical approaches to gender inequality, and to investigate gender inequalities in various areas of social life with a feminist approach. At the end of the course, it is aimed that the students learn the concepts and theories about gender and feminist research examples.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	History of women's rights discourse
3^rd Week	Feminism in the context of modernization
4^th Week	Therise of the feminist movement
5^th Week	Current discussions within the feminist movement
6^th Week	Diversification of feminist movement
7^th Week	1st, 2nd and 3rd wave feminism
8^th Week	Midterm Exam Week
9^th Week	Introduction to feminist methodology and epistemology
10^th Week	Feminist stand point epistemology
11^th Week	Feminist action research: methodological and ethical issues
12^th Week	Oral History method
13^th Week	General evaluation
14^th Week	Final Week

Recommended or Required Reading

*Ayşe BERKTAY HACIMİRZAOĞLU, 75 Yılda Kadınlar ve Erkekler, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul, 1999.
*Mine TAN-Yıldız ECEVİT- Serpil SANCAR, Kadın Erkek Eşitliğine Doğru Yürüyüş, TÜSİAD, İstanbul, 2007
*Hesse-Biber, S. N. and Leavy, P.L. (2007) Feminist Research Practice: A Primer. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
*Ramazanoğlu, C. andJanetHolland ,J. ( 2002) Feminist Methodology: Challenges and Choices. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	35
Assignment	3	15
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	15	210
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	12	12
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	3	10	30
Total Work Load			309
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.3
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X
K2
K3	X
K4
K5	X	X	X
K6			X
K7			X
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K16
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K18		X	X

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K5	X	X	X
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K9
K10
K11			X
K12
K13
K14	X		X
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K16
K17	X	X	X
K18		X	X

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K1	X
K2
K3	X
K4
K5	X	X	X
K6			X
K7			X
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K10
K11			X
K12
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K14	X		X
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K16
K17	X	X	X
K18		X	X