Anthropology

Gender Across Cultures

Module code: L6088
Level 4
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Seminar
Assessment modes: Coursework

On this module, you'll focus on the centrality of gender as a factor that structures all social relations.

You’ll explore topics including:

• personal and sexual relationships within the household, the labour market and from the state
• how different cultures perform gender relations and practices
• the role of gender in the processes of social transformation
• the impact of industrialisation and migration on gender relations.

Module learning outcomes

• Describe contemporary and historical debates around gender theory and gendered social practices
• Analyse the social and cultural construction of femininity and masculinity across time and cultures
• Apply critical analysis within a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach
• Relate theoretical insights to contemporary social experience