| Course Name | The Psychology of Gender |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PSY 417 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecturing / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The goal of this course is to examine social psychological theories and research on gender. The course also explains underlying processes about gender roles and gender stereotypes and discusses these processes in relation to sexism. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course focuses on issues related to the concept of gender within the framework of social psychology and its consequences for males and females in different contexts such as workplace and romantic relationships. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction and description of the course content | |
| 2 | Understanding Gender | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Understanding Gender”, chap. 1 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 1-28. |
| 3 | Ambivalence | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Dominance and Interdependence Produce Ambivalence”, chap. 2 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 28-54. |
| 4 | Development of Gender Relations | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Development of Gender Relations”, chap. 3 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 54-78. |
| 5 | Gender Stereotypes | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Gender Stereotypes”, chap. 4 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 78-105. |
| 6 | Maintaining Gender Stereotypes and Hierarchy | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Maintaining Gender Stereotypes and Hierarchy”, chap. 5 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 105-131. |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Gender at Work | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Gender at Work”, chap. 6 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 131-156. |
| 9 | Female Bodies and Beauty | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Female Bodies and Beauty”, chap. 7 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 156-182. |
| 10 | Love and Romance | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Love and Romance”, chap. 8 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 182-208. |
| 11 | Sex | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Sex”, chap. 9 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 208-238. |
| 12 | Masculinity | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Masculinity”, chap. 10 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 238-260. |
| 13 | Violence, Dominance, and Control | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Violence, Dominance, and Control”, chap. 11 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 260-287. |
| 14 | Progress, Pitfalls, and Remedies | Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, “Progress, Pitfalls, and Remedies”, chap. 12 in The Social Psychology of Gender, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Publications, 2021), 287. |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Rudman, L. A., & Glick, P. (2021). The social psychology of gender: How power and intimacy shape gender relations. Guilford Publications. ISBN: 9781462546794 |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 22 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 32 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 50 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have knowledge of basic concepts, theories, approaches (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, social, developmental, statistical, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural), and current applications specific to the field of psychology by using current course materials and instruments. | |||||
| 2 | To have basic knowledge and skills about the applications in the different subfields of psychology. | X | ||||
| 3 | To have basic knowledge about the testing and measurement instruments used in different subfields of psychology and basic level skill that does not require expertise in carrying out applications in different subfields of psychology. | |||||
| 4 | To make use of other disciplines that may contribute to psychology and have basic knowledge about the contribution of psychology to these disciplines. | |||||
| 5 | To have cumulative knowledge about the position of psychology as a scientific discipline in Turkey, the conducted research, applications and problems encountered from past to present in the field of psychology. | X | ||||
| 6 | To have the competence to conduct a research individually and/or as a team using the knowledge acquired in the field of psychology, interpret the findings obtained by using scientific problem solving and critical thinking approaches. | |||||
| 7 | To have the ability to construct a research hypothesis, create a research design, collect data, analyze it, report it in a scientific writing format, and interpret it by using basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics acquired in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 8 | To have the competence to share the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of psychology with the experts and lay people by using the required information and communication technologies in scientific studies and events that benefit the society. | X | ||||
| 9 | To have knowledge of the relevant professional and ethical values in the domains of psychology and respect individual differences and human rights in research and practices related to psychology. | X | ||||
| 10 | To constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following both national and international publications in the field of psychology, the developments in testing and measurement instruments and software programs used in the discipline. | |||||
| 11 | To establish written and verbal communication with experts and lay people by using both Turkish and English. | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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