GENDER STUDIES
INSTRUCTOR
Professor Supachit Manopimoke
College of Asia Pacific Studies, B 519
Tel: 0977 78 1205, E-mail: smano@apu.ac.jp, Instructional folder: smano
CLASS SCHEDULE
Semester:
Time:
Room:
Fall/2 2003
Mon & Tues, 4th Period (14:15-15.52)
F 105
1. Goals of the Course
The objectives of the course are (1) to increase the students’ awareness on the importance of various
gender issues in local and global communities, (2) to increase the students’ understanding on the
various factors upon which social gender discrimination in modern society is based upon, and (3) to
increase the students’ ability to link the problems of modern gender issues to themselves.
2. Standards for Achieving Goals
At the completion of the course, students are expected to show a basic understanding of the main
concepts and issues covered by the course, and should be able to discuss, meaningfully, various
gender-related problems in local and global communities.
3. Teaching Methods
Lectures will be used as the main teaching method to provide the students with basic concepts,
theories, and examples of gender issues. Class discussions on applications of the concepts and
theories to real-life situations are encouraged. Outlines, summaries, and exercise questions for each
lecture will be provided. Audio-visual aids and equipment such as OHC, computer software, etc. will
be used to increase the students’ understanding of the course contents and the students’ ability to
participate in class discussions.
4.
Overview of Each Class
Class 1: Introduction: Historical and the Creation of Gender Roles
This introductory lecture aims to stimulate the students’ interest in gender issues. It starts with an
overview of the course contents and highlights the basic concepts and theories, followed by
examples and class discussions on gender problems in various societies of the global community.
Classes 2-6: Feminist Theories and Application
Study various feminist concepts and theories including Liberal feminism, Radical feminism,
Psychoanalytic feminism, Marxist/socialist feminism, and postmodern feminism. This lecture
provides the students with the necessary frameworks to understand various gender issues in a
systematic direction.
Class 7: First Test
Class 8: The Dynamics of Patriarchy
Study the conceptions of patriarchy, which covers the male ideal, the masculine ideal, the male
role in the twentieth century, men under patriarchy, social priorities in patriarchy,
sexism/masculine and patriarchy, and women under patriarchy. The origin of male dominance
will be traced from the work, role, and power of males in early humankind with explanations
based on biological differences, sociological theories, cultural theories, and other influences.
Class 9: Influences of Heredity and Environment
Discuss similarities and differences between the sexes including physical sex characteristics,
gender and heredity, sexes and the brain, biological theories explaining sex differences, cognitive
abilities, and some cross-cultural differences in behaviors.
Class 10: Gender Role Development
Study the socialization process of gender role development. This includes culture and
socialization, theories of socialization, agents of socialization, and development towards
androgyny.
Class 11: Love and Marriage in Modern Society
Discuss gender issues related to love, mate selection, gender roles in marriage, new marriage
forms, and emerging lifestyles.
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Class 12: The Family over the Life Cycle
Study the relationship of a married couple over the cycle of family life such as equality between
men and women, gender roles and marital satisfaction, the transition to parenthood, the middleaged family, older men and women, etc..
Class 13: Women, Work, and Workplace
Study various issues related to women’s work and their workplace. The issues discussed include
work roles and behavior, housework, housewife status, women in the labor force, earnings and
job opportunity, gender segregation in the workplace, factors influencing choice of work, effects
of women’s employment on society, and working women and their families, etc..
Class 14: The Impact of Education
Examine the impact of education at levels of kindergarten, elementary school, high school, and
higher education.
Class 15: Second Test
5. Method of Grade Evaluation
The total score for the final grade is 100 points with the following breakdowns:
Attendance 15
Assignment 15
First Test 30
Second Test 40
Total 100
6. Requirements for Students
Students are expected to read carefully the assigned reading materials before each class session and
must endeavor to keep up with the reading if they want to pass this subject. The choice of a midsemester test or a report will depend on the size of the class. In the event that the paper option is
chosen, the students must consult their report topics with the instructor as early as they can.
7. Texts
Reading materials for the course will be provided.
8. Suggested Readings
Beryl, Jones M. and Jennifer Coates. 1996. An Introduction to Women’s Studies, Blackwell Publisher
Ltd., Cambridge.
Fujimura-Fanselow, Kumiko and Atsuko Kameda (Edits). 1995. Japanese Women: New Feminist
Perspectives on the Past, Present, and Future, the Feminist Press, New York.
Jacobson, Joyce P. 1994. The Economics of Gender, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford & Cambridge.
Kourany, Janet A., James P. Sterba, and Rosemarie Tong. 1992. Feminist Philosophies: Problems,
Theories, and Application, Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey.
Lindsey, Linda L. 1990. Gender Roles: A Sociological Perspective, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
Ostergaard, Lise. Gender and Development: A Practical Guide. 1997. Routledge, London.
Reischauer, Edwin O. and Marius B. Jansen. 1995. The Japanese Today: Change and Continuity, the
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, London.
Richmind-Abbot, Marie. 1992. Masculine and Feminine, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York.
Sheila, Ruth. 1990. Issues in Feminism: An introduction to Women’s Studies, 2nd edition, Mayfield
Publish Company, California.
Hochschild, Arlie and Anne Machung. 1989. The Second Shift. Viking Penguin, New York.
9. Internet Web Sites Related to the Course
Students are encouraged to search and visit websites related to the course for additional resources. A
few links to large indexes of women's sites are provided below.
http://vos.ucsb.edu/shuttle/gender.html, http://www.undp.org/gender/resources/mono2.html,
http://www.genders.org/, http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/GlobalGender/index.html,
http://www.stanford.edu/group/IRWG/index2.html, http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/,
http://www.igc.apc.org/womensnet/, http://www.feminist.org/, http://www.kfaw.or.jp,
http://www.amherst.edu/~womenctr/jumps/html