Syllabus

Course Code: M-SOCE-021    Course Name: Gender and Society

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Sex and Gender: The Concepts; Equality and difference; Gender as Social Construct-Socialization and Gender Role Gender ideologies-Patriarchy and Matriarchy.
2 Gender Theories and Women’s Movements: Theories of Gender relations; Women’s Movements: Liberalist, Socialist, Radicalist; Eco-feminism.
3 Gender Issues: Women’s role in Production and Reproduction; Nature of Household work; Women’s Work and Technology; Empowerment Paradigm.
4 Status of Women in India: Gender Gaps; Changing Identity; Strategies of Women’s Development- Empowerment, Welfare and Protections, Health and Education; Common Civil Code; Honour Killing.
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