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SS2005:03

Gender and Social Science

[Not offered in 2004]

Townsville

HECS Band 1

26 lectures, 24 tutorials. Second semester.

This subject establishes an interdisciplinary framework for investigating the significance of gender as an analytical concept in the social sciences. Topics covered include: the historical context of the social sciences as gendered disciplines; gender and family; gender and work; gender and language; gender and the body; gender and the state.

Learning Objectives:

discuss the historical context of the social sciences as gendered disciplines;

outline the relevance of gender as a theoretical concept within the social sciences;

critically evaluate contemporary debates in gender studies in topic areas such as: family, work, language, body and the state;

reflect on the value of an inter-disciplinary approach to the study of gender;

use gender in the discussion and analysis of key questions in the social science disciplines.

Assessment by major essay (approximately 2,500 words) (60%); examination (40%).