UIB Universitat de les Illes Balears

UIB
Universitat de les
Illes Balears
Masters in Cognition and Human Evolution
SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
Details
Subject
Name of subject: Sexual Roles in Contemporary Societies
Code: 10029
Type: Obligatory for students in the Anthropology pathway. Optional for others.
Level: Postgraduate
Language: Spanish
Teaching staff
Subject leader
Name: Lucrecia Burges Cruz
Contact: [email protected]
Substitute lecturers
Name: Maria Antonia Carbonero
Contact: [email protected]
Name: Alejandro Miquel Novajra
Contact: [email protected]
Pre-requisites:
Number of ECTS credits:
Contact hours: 10 hours of work in class. 20 hours of virtual class.
Independent study hours: 95
Key terms:
Study of roles established by difference in gender in modern societies.
Aims
Specific:
Be aware of the roles played by men and women in primitive societies.
Be aware of the roles played by men and women in primitive societies.
Be aware of the intrinsic biological factors of sexual roles in contemporary societies.
Be aware of and analyse social, educational and cultural factors of said roles.
Analyse how religion influences the perpetuation of sexual roles.
Be aware of the role played by science in the justification of roles.
Be aware of the role played by education in a shift of perspective in sexual roles.
General:
Be aware of and explain difficulties involved in inherent social transformation.
Develop a critical vision of how transformation is brought about in contemporary
societies.
Analyse the motives and environment leading to a change in roles in contemporary
societies.
Analyse and interpret recommended reading rigorously.
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Revise historical theories critically.
Appreciate the difficulties inherent in establishing a hypothesis of relations between
various theories and ideologies presented.
Ability to communicate information and present knowledge.
Elaboration and presentation of a piece of independent research.
Content
I. Feminism and political power.
1. Historical context: Suffragism and its demands.
2. Feminism and social transformation.
3. Feminism in today’s world.
II. The anthropological approach.
1. Patriarchy.
2. Gender roles.
3. Anthropological women.
III. Evolutionist theories and feminist revisions.
1. Darwinist hypothesis: hunter man, collector woman.
2. Scientific reflections against Darwinisim: Emilia Pardo Bazán.
IV. The matter of value in science.
1. Feminism and philosophy of science.
2. Plurality and change of values.
V. Sexual differences in cognitive abilities.
Methods and student work plan
Subject aims
Learning methods
Type of group
Be aware of the
Theory classes and Whole group
roles men and
selected reading of
women have played articles.
in primitive
societies and those
played in modern
societies.
Be aware of and
explain difficulties
involved in
inherent social
transformation.
Be aware of and
analyse biological
and social/
educational/
cultural factors
related to sexual
roles.
Analyse the
motives and
environment
leading to a change
in roles in
contemporary
societies.
Independent study
Contact hours
hours
20
4
Analysis of
selected reading
and commentary in
class.
Intermediate
10
4
Theory classes and
selected reading of
articles.
Whole group
20
4
Analysis
of Intermediate
selected
reading
and commentary in
class.
10
4
2
Be aware of the
role played by
religion, science
and education in
the perpetuation of
roles.
Critical revision.
Elaboration and
presentation of a
piece of research.
Theory classes and
selected reading of
articles.
Whole group
20
4
Analysis of texts,
commentary,
reflection.
Intermediate
10
4
Theory class,
independent work
and personalised
tutorial.
Theory class in
35
whole group and
elaboration of work
in tutorials.
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Learning agreement and assessment criteria and instruments
Assessment criteria:
Acquisition of concepts and handling knowledge.
Student participation and involvement in the subject (continuous assessment).
Ability to reflect critically and form a holistic vision.
Originality and contribution to and integration of thought in writing the report.
Assessment instruments:
Continuous assessment
Exam on knowledge.
Assessment of a independent piece of research.
Assessment criteria:
Continuous assessment: 30%
Exam on knowledge. 30%
Research work: 40%
Is assessment organised by means of a learning agreement?
No
Material for independent study and recommended reading.
Virtual lectures via Campus Extens Moodle. Recommended reading:
Burges, L. Diferencias mentales entre los sexos: innato versus adquirido bajo un enfoque
evolutivo. In press.
Burges, L. and Groizard JL, (2003), Educació, Dona i Desenvolupament. In: Globalització i
Desenvolupament. Edicions UIB.
Carrasco, C. and Mayordomo, M. (1999), Tiempos, trabajos y organización social: reflexiones
en torno al mercado laboral femenino. In: Mujeres y Economía. Editorial Icaria.
Rubery, J. (1999), ¿Qué quieren las mujeres del pleno empleo?. In: Mujeres y Economía.
Editorial Icaria.
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Bibliography, resources and appendices
Andrade, R. (1997), Diferencias sexuales e instituciones culturales. In: Desarrollo de las
diferencias sexuales. Madrid: Marova.
Astelarra, Judith (1992), El patriarcado: ¿Una teoría o una ideología? In: La mujer en el
mundo actual. Santander: Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo.
Evans, Richard J. (1977), The Feminists. London: Croom Helm.
Figes, E. (1972), Actitudes patriarcales: las mujeres en la sociedad, Madrid: Alianza
Editorial
Cortina, A., De lo femenino y los masculino. Notas para una filosofía de la ilustración. En:
Mujeres y Hombres en la formación del pensamiento filosófico occidental. Vol I.
Madrid: Universidad Autónoma.
Valcárcel, A., Feminismo y poder político.
Paris, C., Patriarcado y pensamiento filosófico occidental, en: Mujeres y Hombres en la
formación del pensamiento filosófico occidental. Vol I. Madrid: Universidad
Autónoma.
Pérez Sedeño, E. (1997) Pluralidad y cambio de valores externos en tiempos de guerra.
Madrid: Universidad Complutense.
Simmel, G. (1999), Lo relativo y lo absoluto en el problema de los sexos. In: Cultura
femenina y otros ensayos. Barcelona: Alba.
Simmel, G. (1999), Cultura femenina. In: Cultura femenina y otros ensayos. Barcelona:
Alba.
Link to the subject learning plan
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