DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines Visayas Miagao, Iloilo

Prof. Cristabel R. F. Parcon

cristabelp@gmail.com Consultation Hours 8:30-10:00a, 2:30-4:00p MTh (DSS Faculty Room, CAS Bldg, UPV Miagao) 10:00-11:30a, 1:00-4:00p TF (GDP Builiding, UPV Iloilo City)

What is General Education? The General Education Program of the University of the Philippines comprises a set of general education courses which are usually taken prior to specialization. The courses are spread out to three domains of knowledge for the students to acquire a healthy mix of knowledge and competencies that will better prepare them for the basic understanding of various ways of knowing. The liberal education thrust of general education is perceived to help mold the UP student to becoming a holistic person, a more independent, creative and critical thinker, a morally sound and intellectual individual of high integrity and well able to adapt to the fast changing pace of today's living. Generally, the general education program has the following objectives: 1. To broaden the student's intellectual and cultural horizons. 2. To foster a commitment to nationalism balanced by a sense of internationalism. 3. To cultivate a capacity for independent, critical & creative thinking. 4. To infuse a passion for learning with high sense of moral and intellectual integrity. Specifically, the program aims to enable the student: 1. To acquire basic skills and competencies in mathematics, reasoning and communication. 2. To develop an awareness, understanding and appreciation of the various disciplines of natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and philosophy. 3. To develop the ability to integrate and/or adapt the knowledge and skills acquired from the various disciplines.

(UNDERSTANDING GENDER) Section 3; TF 11:30-1:00pm, RHA2 First Semester 2012-2013 Course Description This course deals with the critical analysis of the key concepts, root causes, forms and dimensions of gender relations and their varied manifestations in selected societies. Credit 3 units Course Objectives At the end of the semester, the students are expected: 1. To critically analyze the key concepts, forms and dimensions of gender relations and their impact on people in selected societies; 2. To share common experiences and insights on the prevailing gender relations from different perspectives; 3. To apply the inter, multi or trans-disciplinary and thematic approaches for studying and explaining gender issues; and 4. To demonstrate their gender awareness and sensitivity.

SOCIAL SCIENCE 5

Course Requirements/Grading Scheme Assignments and Recitation Group Presentations (Reports and Activities) 2 Long Exam(s) Final Exam Class Project Classroom Management

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Grading Scale 95-100 91-94 86-90 82-85 77-81 73-76 68-72 64-67 60-63 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2.75 3 4 5

The university policy on the maximum number of absences (6) is strictly applied in class. Students who enter the class 15 minutes after the class schedule is considered late. Deadlines are final. Late papers will no longer be accepted. Format of papers should be followed (typewritten, 1 inch margin on all sides, 1.5 line spacing, Arial 11 font size). Make-up exams will only be given if College approved excuse letter is presented. Passing rate is 60%. Course Outline
Topics Readings Biology and Gender. Chapter 2 of Womens Minds, Womens Bodies by Joan H. Rollins (1996). The Prism of Gender by Joan Spade and Catherine Valentine* More Alike than Different by Eleanor Dionisio* Gender Stereotypes, Sex Role Orientation, Gender Differences in Personality, Language and Nonverbal Behavior. Chapter 4 of Womens Minds, Womens Bodies by Joan H. Rollins (1996). How to Build a Man by Anne Fausto Sterling* The Named and the Nameless: Gender and Person in Chinese Society by Rubie S. Watson*

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Activities Lecture 1: Sex vs Gender Group Act 1: Understanding Gender Group Act 2: Gender Stereotypes in Cultural Traditions (Folktales) Indicator 1 (stereotypes) Lecture 2: Gender Identity and Roles BEM Sex Scale Inventory Indicator 2 (gender roles)

I. Clueless No More: Understanding Key Concepts

A. Gender, Gender Inequality, Feminism, Sex, Stereotyping (Nov 13, 16, 20)

B. Gender Relations, Gender Role, Patriarchy, Matriarchy, Sex role, Sexuality (July 23, 27)

II. From Bedroom to Boardroom: The Gendering Process

A. Gender in Historical Perspective B. Ideological Foundations (Dec 4, 7, 11) 1.Sowing the Field (Helen King) and Were the Greeks Bisexual (Michael Foucault) 2.Paul and Christian Marriage (P. Brown) and Celibacy vs. the Family (D. Noble) 3.Do Women Produce Seed? (J. Cadden) and Is Female Pleasure Necessary for Conception? (J. Cadden) 4.Fornication and then Marriage (G. Ruggiero) and Sexuality and the Confessional (S. Haliczer) 5.Romantic Marriage, Women and Fertility (A. McLaren) and The Sexual Contract (C. Pateman) 6.Intimacy between Women (C SmithRosenberg) and Intimacy between Men (J DEmilio and E Freedman) How do we learn gender? Gender and Socialization (Robyn Ryle)* Gender and Families. Chapter 3 of Public Lecture 3: History of Sexuality Group Act 4: Short group report on history of sexuality Indicator 3 (women through history) Lecture 4: Men and Women

C. Gendered Socialization (January 4, 8*, 11, 15*, 18)

Group Act 5: Gender Socialization Process Short Film: No Bikini

and Private Families: An Introduction by Andrew J. Cherlin (1999). Gender Construction Across the Life Span. Chapter 5 of Womens Minds, Womens Bodies by Joan H. Rollins (1996). Hausa Socialization by Barbara J. Callaway

Lecture 5: Gender Socialization (part 1) indicator 4 (socialization process) Lecture 6: Gender Socialization (part 2) Group Activity 6: Different socialization processes in different societies (societies to be reported on will be assigned) Group Activity 7: Popular Media and Gender Cartoons and comics revisited

FIRST LONG EXAM January 22

III. Know thyself: Human Sexuality

A. Basic Physiology of the Reproductive Systems and the Brain (January 25) B. Sexual Development across the Life Span, including pre-natal development (January 29) Handout on Sexual Differentiation. Lecture 7. Sexual Differentiation

C. Types of Human Sexual Behavior D. Sexual Orientation E. Influencing Factors (February 1, 5, 8*)

Female Sexuality. Chapter 11 of Womens Minds, Womens Bodies by Joan H. Rollins (1996). Handout on Sexual Maturation and Physical Growth. How does gender matter for who we want and desire? The Gender of Sexuality (Robyn Ryle)* Human Sexual Behavior. The Sex Atlas by Erwin J. Haeberle (1981).** A Third Sex? Gender as Alternative or Continuum. Chapter 7 of A World Full of Women by Martha C. Ward (1996).

Lecture 8: Sexual Maturation Short Film: The Menstrual Cycle Video Indicator 5 (bodily changes) Lecture 9: Human Sexual Behavior Indicator 6 (Falling in Love?) Lecture 10: Sexuality and Love Lecture 11: Sexuality and the Body Lecture 11a: Womens Bodies Film Showing: Transexuality (February 8) indicator 7 (Attractive bodies)

IV. Who Does What? Who holds the Key? Sexual and Gender Division of Labor (2 sessions)
A. Production vs. Reproduction (February 12, 15) B. Public vs. Private (February 19) Whats for Dinner Honey? Work, Food, and the Facts of Life. Chapter 1 of A World Full of Women by Martha C. Ward (1996). Data Sheet on Men and Women Group Activity 8: The 24-hour Short Film: The Impossible Dream Indicator 8 (Gender division of labor) Lecture 12: Gender-Based Inequality Lecture 13: The Worlds Women SECOND LONG EXAM (February 22) V. Venus and Mars in Collision: Gender Issues in Selected Societies (7 sessions) Violence against women (Feb 26) Peace and security (Mar 1) Women, poverty and economics (Mar 5) Sexual Rights, HIV and AIDS (Mar 8) Mens Issues (Mar 12) VI. Venus and Mars in Collusion: Responses to Gender Issues (3 sessions) Social Movements (Mar 15) Waves of Feminist Movements, LGBT Movements International Agreements and Gender CEDAW, Beijing Platform for Women, etc Laws (Mar 19) Magna Carta of Women Gender and Development Program/Mainstreaming; Engendering the Curriculum (Mar 22, 26) Project Submission Collection - March 15; Final Essay - Mar 26 FINAL EXAM (DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED)

GROUP PRESENTATIONS (One class meeting, 1.5 hours, is given to each group to present their selected topics) Indicators 9-15 (based on report topics) GROUP PRESENTATIONS Films: Milk, Iron Jawed Angels

References Gender-related materials available at Gender and Development Program, UP in the Visayas, Iloilo City Allgeier ER and Allgeier AR (1991). Sexual Interactions. MA, USA: DC Heath and Company. Brettell, Caroline B. and Carolyn F.Sargent. (1993). Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1993. Byer, Curtis O., Louis W. Shainberg, Grace Galliano. (1999). Dimensions of Human Sexuality. 5th ed. Dubuque, I.A.: McGraw-Hill. Cherlin, Andrew J. (1999). Public and Private Families: An Introduction. USA: McGraw Hill. Ember, Carol R and Ember, Melvin. (2004). Encyclopedia of sex and gender: men and women in the worlds cultures. New York, USA: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. Holmes, Mary. (2009). Gender and Everyday Life. New York, USA: Routledge. Kimmel, Michael S. (2004). The Gendered Society. New York, USA: Oxford University Press. Nye, Robert A. (1999). Sexuality. Oxford, Great Britain: Oxford University Press. Rollin, Joan H. (1996). Womens Minds, Womens Bodies: The Psychology of Women in a Biosocial Context . New Jersey, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall. Ward, Martha C. (1996). A World Full of Women. Needham, MA: Allyn and Bacon. http://www.unifem.org/gender_issues/ *Materials will be uploaded to nicenet.org **http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/ATLAS_EN/index.html

Internet Classroom Information www.nicenet.org Class Name: Soc Sci 5 (2) Class Key: )333279S8Z