SOC 316 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Sociology

Course Name

Masculinities and Society

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
SOC 316	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Hatice Deniz YÜKSEKER TEKİN
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Mehmet Barış ALBAYRAK
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This course aims to discuss the basic concepts and theories of masculinities studies and to analyze the gendered practices of man in societies.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; • Explain the key debates and concepts of masculinity studies • Discuss the relationship between gender and construction of masculine identity • Classify multiple forms of masculinities based on identities and intersectionalities • Compare masculinities from various cultural and social • Describe the forms of masculinities and its representations in different spheres of social life such as sexuality, media, family, and politics
Course Description	This course introduces the masculinity studies and its importance for a better understanding of society and gender relations. The course starts with conceptual descriptions and theoretical discussions of masculinity and then continues with various studies with interdisciplinary and intersectionality lens.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction and overview of the course
2	Introducing Masculinities	Connell, R. W. (2005). “Introducing Masculinities” chap. 1 in Masculinities, 2nd edn. (Berkeley: University of California Press).
3	Power, Hegemonic Masculinity, and Gender Inequality	R. W. Connell and James W. Messerschmidt (2005). Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept. Gender and Society, 19(6), 829-859. Richard Howson and Jeff Hearn (2020). “Hegemony, hegemonic masculinity, and beyond” chap. 3 in Routledge International Handbook of Masculinity Studies. (NY: Routledge).
4	Intersectionality	Ann-Dorte Christensen and Sune Qvotrup Jensen (2020). “Intersectionality” chap. 7 in Routledge International Handbook of Masculinity Studies. (NY: Routledge).
5	Identities and Intersectionalities: Class	Michael R. M. Ward (2020). “Men, masculinities and social class” chap. 18 in Routledge International Handbook of Masculinity Studies. (NY: Routledge). Tobias Hübinette (2020). “White masculinity” chap. 12 in Routledge International Handbook of Masculinity Studies. (NY: Routledge).
6	Masculinity and Symbolic Violence	Beate Krais (1999): “On Bourdieu’s Masculine Domination”, Travail, Genre et Socieities, Volume 1, Issue 1.
7	In Class Film: The Mask You Live in
8	Discussion of the Movie and Preparation for the Midterm
9	Midterm Exam
10	Masculinity, Media and Social Justice	Ralph R. Donald (2001). “Masculinity and Machismo in Hollywood's War Films” chap. 9 in The Masculinities Reader. (Oxford: Wiley).
11	Fatherhood Studies	David H.J. Morgan (2001). “Family, Gender and Masculinities” chap. 12 in The Masculinities Reader. (Oxford: Wiley).
12	Disability and Masculinities	Cassandra Loeser, Vicki Crowley and Barbara Pini (2017). “Corporeality, Pedagogy and Critique of Otherness”, in Disability and Masculinities, (Palgrave, Macmillan), xv-xIvii.
13	Disability and Masculinities	Russel Shuttleworth, Nikki Wedgwood and Nathan Wilson (2012). “Dilemma of Disabled Mascunility”, in Man and Masculinites, Sage, s. 174-194.
14	Masculinity studies in Turkey	Cenk Ozbay and Ozan Soybakis (2020). Political Masculinities: Gender, Power, and Change in Turkey, Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, 27(1), 27–50. Betül Ekşi (2018). Police and Masculinities in Transition in Turkey: From Macho to Reformed to Militarized Policing, Men and Masculinities, 22(3).
15	Semester Review
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks

Gottzén, L., Mellström, U. and Shefer, T. (Eds.). (2020). Routledge International Handbook of Masculinity Studies. (NY: Routledge). ISBN 9781032176345

Whitehead, S. M. and Barrett, F. (Eds.). (2001). The Masculinities Reader. (Oxford: Wiley). ISBN: 978-0-745-62689-5

Russel Shuttleworth, Nikki Wedgwood and Nathan Wilson (Eds.) (2012). Man and Masculinites, Sage. Online ISSN: 1552-6828

Suggested Readings/Materials

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	40
Final Exam	1	50
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	2	50
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	50
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	40	40
Final Exam	1	50	50
		Total	180

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories.	-	-	-	-	-
2	To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods.	-	-	-	-	-
3	To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology.	-	-	-	X	-
4	To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team.	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination.	-	-	X	-	-
6	To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions.	-	X	-	-	-
7	To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research.	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences.	-	-	-	X	-
10	To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research.	-	X	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-

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