Information Package / Course Catalogue
Social Gender Roles
Course Code: TRH639
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is teaching concepts and theories related to gender issues and raising awareness in the social life.

Course Content

This course includes theoretical discussions on gender and sexism in a social psychological perspective.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns and understands the basic concepts of gender.
2.Distinguishes between sex and gender
3.Recognizes and criticizes prejudices about heterosexual and non-heteronormative sexual orientations
4.4- Evaluate basic methodological perspectives and theoretical approaches regarding gender.
5.Recognizes and criticizes prejudices about heterosexual and non-heteronormative sexual orientations
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Eagly, A.H., Beal, A.E., & Sternberg, R.J. (2004).
2.The Psychology of Gender. 2nd Edition. NY: Guilford Press Crawford, M. & Unger, R. (2004).
3.Women and Gender. 4th Editin. NY: McGraw Hill. Dökmen, Z. Y. (2004).
4.Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Sistem Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Durakbaşa, A. (1998).
5.Cumhuriyet Döneminde Modern Kadın ve Erkek Kimliklerinin Oluşumu: Kemalist Kadın Kimliği ve “Münevver Erkekler”, 75 Yılda Kadınlar ve Erkekler, Tarih Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul. ? Foucault, Michel, (1993).
6.Cinselligin Tarihi 1, Çev : Hülya Tufan, Afa Yayınları, İSTANBUL, Keller, E. F. (2007).
7.Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Bilim, Çeviren, Ferit Burak Aydar, Metis Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Mengü, S. Ç. (2004).
8.Televizyon Reklamlarında Kadına Yönelik Oluşturulan Toplumsal Kimlik, İstanbul Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Yayınları, İstanbul. T.C. Başbakanlık Kadını
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Gender and Social Psychology
Week 3 - Theoretical
What is Gender?
Week 4 - Theoretical
Gender Theories
Week 5 - Theoretical
Psychoanalytic Theory
Week 6 - Theoretical
Biological Explanations
Week 7 - Theoretical
Social Learning Theory (Bandura)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Gender Schema (S.Bem)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Gender Stereotypes and Prejudices
Week 10 - Theoretical
Gender Discrimination
Week 11 - Theoretical
Homophobia, Discrimination and Exclusion
Week 12 - Theoretical
Gender Roles, Maternity, Accompaniment, Lover
Week 13 - Theoretical
Gender Roles in Mass Media
Week 14 - Theoretical
Results of Gender Roles
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1409126
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
1
OÇ-5
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026