Sociology of Gender : Research Based Teaching

1. Sociology of Gender: Research Based Teaching Dr. Svitlana S. Babenko School of Sociology V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University svet_ok@univer.kharkov.ua

2. I. What to TEACH / What do students LEARN as Sociology of Gender II. HOW to TEACH [methods of teaching & learning] Sociologicalway of the analysisofGender agenda Major Questions:

3. Sociology of Gender WHAT to TEACH • Construction of the knowledge (Sociology of Gender as theory); • Gender as a subject (focus) of sociological theorizing and the research; • Sociological way (method) of Gender study

4. Sociology of Gender social PRACTICES • As a meta-narrative • As a middle-range theory • As a “ground-theory” DISCOURSES Construction of the knowledge

5. Sociology of Gender • As a meta-narrative or Gender Approach in Sociology – reinterpretation of the classical sociological theories in terms of the Feminist Theory

6. Sociology of Gender • As a middle-range sociological theory theory that deals with a particular sphere of social life, e.g. gender relations, norms, institutions, structures, etc… in the society Interlinks with sociology of family, marriage, sexual behavior, labor, youth, aging, ethno-sociology, political sociology, sociology of law, etc.

7. Sociology of Gender • As a “ground-theory” the research with qualitative sociological methods of the gender issues [femininity and masculinity in concrete historical and cultural realities of the society] with the further interpretations that pretends to contain the theory of the gender order of this society

8. Gender as Focus of Sociological Study Person Gender Practices Group S Social Norms, Values, Attitudes Sanctions /regulations Cultural impact *Gender socialization *Gender stereotypes *Gender behavioral patterns *Gender inequality Institutional effects Structural limits & opportunities O C I A L

9. Gender as focus of Sociological Study Person Gender Group S Socio-cultural milieu impact Social construction of gender Social legitimating Social determination of gender relations Social stratification influence O C I A L

10. SociologicalWay (Method) of the Analysis of Gender agenda – the causes of social facts lie in the social sphere: to explain the social phenomenon via another social phenomena influence (E.Durkheim axiom) – “free of value” approach: researcher need to study social facts, not to evaluate them (M.Weber axiom) – “sociological imagination”: to make a step behind the common sense knowledge (Ch.R.Mills, Z.Bauman axiom)

11. SociologicalWay (Method) of the Analysis of Gender agenda • To study phenomenon of Gender in complexity of social influences • To use sociological methods of Gender study • To refer to sociological theory (hypothesis and explanations) in analysis and interpretations of Gender practices

12. What to TEACH What do students LEARN Sociology of Gender Sociology of Gender as a theoretical knowledge - Core issues of Gender theories - Critical thinking Approach -process of theory development

13. What to TEACH What do students LEARN Sociology of Gender Sociology of Gender as theoretical knowledge - Core issues of Gender theories - Critical thinking Approach -process of theory development Gender as focus of study • Gender issues • applications • in social life • in mass media • in practical culture

14. What to TEACH What do students LEARN Sociology of Gender Sociology of Gender as theoretical knowledge - Core issues of Gender theories - Critical thinking Approach -process of theory development Gender as focus of study • Gender issues • applications • in social life • in mass media • in practical culture Sociological Methods of Gender study – Apply theoretical assumptions on one of gender issues – Exercise one of sociological research methods – skill of interpretation

15. Course Modules Module I.Introduction to Sociology of Gender Subject area(2 topics) Module II. Gender Discourse in Classical Sociological Theory(4 topics) Module III. Gender (Inequality) Construction and Reproductionby Social Institutes(6 topics) Sociology of Gender

16. Topics of the Module III Gender aspect of social structure and stratification. Gender inequality Sociological research on family and gender State in reproduction of gender order. Politics, public sphere, and gender issues Gender aspect in economics and labor Mass media in constriction, reproduction and translation of the gender stereotypes Education system in construction, reproduction and translation of gender stereotypes Sociology of Gender

17. Learning is more effective when it is the Experience for student Research as a method of teaching & learning pattern II. HOW to TEACH(Research Based Teaching)

18. STEP 1. Theoretical part of the research II. HOW to TEACH(Research Based Teaching) 1.3.Development of the sociological way of analysis 1.2.Critical review of writings 1.1.Search for readings that work on chosen methodology

19. STEP 2. Empirical part of the research II. HOW to TEACH(Research Based Teaching) 2.3. Selection & emp.interpretation 2.2. Reflexive approach to see social facts 2.1. Empirical facts collection

20. STEP 3. Analytical part of the research II. HOW to TEACH(Research Based Teaching) 3.3. Conclusions 3.2. Interpretation in terms of chosen theory 3.1. Systematization

21. II. HOW to TEACH(tasks example – final ESSAY) Analysis of popular psych.books: Gender representations Analysis of a history textbooks: Gender representations Analysis of newspapers: Gender representations Gender autobiography Analysis of anecdotes: Gender representations Analysis of of advertising: Gender representations Analysis of of magazines for men & for women

22. II. HOW to TEACH(tasks example – Presentation) • Each topic of module III is to be done as a • pressconference with the experts : • presentation of the expert (students, who do the presentation) of the material on the topic • question-answersession as at a press conference • 3) Comments from students based on readings • 4) Conclusions to the discussion and the topic (expert (s) and lecturer) • 5) Reviewof presentation, • analysis of discussion (written)

23. Topic: Mass Media Subtopic: Movies Fragment 1. Miss Congeniality II. HOW to TEACH(tasks example – in-class)

24. Step 1. Describe what did you see? (name the units as social facts) Step 2. What gender roles supposed to be normal in this situation? Step 3. What gender stereotypes exposed in this situation? Step 4.(behind): What values are the background for this interpretation? II. HOW to TEACH(tasks example – in-class)

25. Step 5. implications from theories of: Socialization Role theory Hegemonic masculinity Feminist theory Other_____________ II. HOW to TEACH(tasks example – in-class)

26. Step 6. Application to practice (how would you / your grandmother / your grandfather / your mother / your father / your friend / … / would behave or react if observe such a situation? What would he / she say to this girl? To these boys? Step 7. go back to step 4. Step 8. Conclusion II. HOW to TEACH(tasks example – in-class)

27. Thank you! All your comments are welcome NOW and/or to svet_ok@univer.kharlov.ua Dr. Svitlana S. Babenko School of Sociology V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University Ukraine