LundU:Globalisation and Gender Relations

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

Online

Admission into the D-GLOBISS Diploma in Global Issues or 777CC Certificate in Global Issues.

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The aim of the course is to focus on globalisation and gender relations. The first part of the course focuses on main concepts and perspectives crucial to the understanding of changes in social institutions and gender relations in globalisation processes. Gender relations are studied on a structural as well as an everyday life level. Current findings on gender differences, inequalities and patterns in the state and corporations will be discussed. Variations in the feminist movement will be analysed in relation to differences in the cultural, institutional and political context in different parts of the world. In the second part, the main focus will be on changing gender relations within the family and working life throughout the world. We will study similarities and discrepancies between official ideologies and policies aiming at gender equality and the actual outcome in relations and practices in everyday life. The changing pattern of female labour market participation will be discussed in relation to overall changes in the family, especially in relation to changes at the labour market.

On the completion of the course, students shall:

•. have acquired knowledge of main concepts and perspectives crucial to the understanding of changes in social institutions and gender relations in globalisation processes, on a structural as well as an everyday life level.
•. have acquired knowledge about research problems, theoretical traditions, and research results in the study of globalisation and gender relations.
•. be able to formulate a relevant research problem in the area covered by the course, and have the ability to theorise, generalise and discuss this problem
•. be able to follow the development knowledge on globalisation and gender relations.
•. be able to contribute to a common learning environment and to the group dynamic aspects of learning

The assignments consist of individual papers, group assignments and active participation in virtual seminars. Examination will take place continuously during the course

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.