TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to explore the cultural formation and construction of gender identities.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to explore different definitions, constructions, and theoretical perceptions of gender and identity in America. Although it briefly surveys the history of women's status and the Suffrage movement, the course primarily focuses on the contemporary socio-cultural representations of gender and identity in different contexts.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Gender: Identities and Roles, The Cultural Formation and Construction of Gender 2nd Week Gender: Identities and Roles, The Cultural Formation and Construction of Gender 3rd Week The History of Women's Changing Status and the Suffrage Movement 4th Week The History of Women's Changing Status and the Suffrage Movement 5th Week The Roles of Men and Women in Contemporary America 6th Week Textual Analysis 7th Week Revision and Mid-term Examination 8th Week Reflections of Gender in the Family 9th Week Textual Analysis 10th Week Reflections of Gender in the Media 11th Week Textual Analysis 12th Week Gender as Dominance and Resistance 13th Week Textual Analysis 14th Week Gender: Today and Tomorrow
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Dines, Gail, and Jean M. Humez, eds. Gender, Race, and Class in Media: A Text-Reader. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1995. Ginsburg, Faye, and Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, eds. Uncertain Terms: Negotiating Gender in American Culture. Boston: Beacon, 1990. Kann, Mark E. On the Man Question: Gender and Civic Virtue in America. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1991. Keita, Gwendolyn Puryear, and Joseph J. Hurrell, Jr., eds. Job Stresses in a Changing Workforce: Investigating Gender, Diversity, and Family Issues. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1994. Siegel, C., and A. Kibbey, eds. Forming and Reforming Identity. New York: New York UP, 1995. Znaniecka, Helena. Circles and Setting: Role Changes of American Woman. New York: State U of New York P, 1994.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Project 1 25 Presentation of Article 3 15 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No