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Offerings
MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING
Enrolment rules
Enrolment in a graduate-level (AQF level 8 or AQF level 9) course or permission of the Unit Coordinator.
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Learning outcomes
1.
Demonstrate an appreciation of the development of gendered relations in the Asian region
2.
Recognise the complex relationships between socio-cultural value systems, ideological change and gendered issues.
3.
Critically examine complex concepts and underlying assumptions related to the experience of gender in Asian societies.
4.
Demonstrate critical awareness of changes in gendered relations brought about by economic, political and socio-cultural changes
5.
Apply gender analysis to public policy areas (education, development, etc).
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Additional information
Unit content:1. Introduction: Culture and gender in anthropological theory
2. Men & representations of women in Asian myth and religion
3. Patrilineal and matrilineal societies
4. Gender distinctions in classless and stateless societies
5. Class and gender in traditional state societies
6. Gender experiences under colonialism and in revolution
7. Gender representations in modern Asian societies
8. The family, population policy and domestic violence
9. Socio-political transition, economic transformation & gendered labour
10. Gender and the informal sector
11. Gender, aid and development