Gender School & Society

GENDER, SCHOOL AND SOCIETY

UNIT 1

Gender Issues

·         Gender and patriarchy, Gender bias, gender stereotyping, Equity and equality in relation with caste, class, religion ethnicity, disability and region.

·         Historical backdrop: some landmarks from social reform movements

·         Theories on gender and education: Application In Indian context

a)      Socialization theory

b)      Gender difference

c)      Structural theory

d)      Deconstructive theory

·         Gender Identities and Socialization Practices in family, schools and other formal and informal organization

·         Teacher as an agent of change

UNIT 2

Understanding the Nature and Processes of Socialization

·         At home: family as a social institution, parenting styles and their impact, transmission of parental expectations and values

·         Socialization and the community: neighborhood, extended family religious group and their socialization functions, mutual dependence of man and society

·         At school: impact of entry to school, relation between school and society, value formation in the context of schooling {role of schooling in developing national, secular and humanistic values}

·         Understanding interface between home, community and school.