Academic Catalog

SOC533 GENDER ISSUES ON CLASS AND PATRIARCHY

Course Code: 2320533
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Sociology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. FATMA UMUT BEÞPINAR AKGÜNER
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The classical approaches to class and patriarchy in historical and contemporary perspectives; interpretation and explanation of structured social inequality, patriarchal relations and their implications on politics and social change; women´s position and the system of economic exploitation; feminist and main-stream stances on the gender and stratification debate; feminist approaches giving emphasis on patriarchal structures.