Feminist Psychology

Paper Code: 
24DPSY811
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable students to understand the concept, historical developments, and themes of feminist psychology, appreciate different feminist theories and perspectives, and reflect upon feminist approaches to psychological research and practice.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 

Course Code

Course Title

  

24DPSY811

Feminist Psychology

(Theory)

CO191: Develop an understanding of the concept, historical developments and themes of Feminist psychology

CO192: Appreciate the different theories, perspectives and types of Feminism

CO193: Reflect upon the Feminist approaches to Psychological Research and Practice

CO194: Reason about mental health issues of women, barriers to access mental health services, and explore feminist therapy

CO195: Appraise the influences of feminism in social and political activism, patriarchal and other oppressive systems; underscore the challenges and opportunities in promoting feminist psychology.

CO196: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion,

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, application based questions, Seminar presentation,

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation,

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Feminist Psychology

Introduction, History, Themes in the Psychology of Women and Gender

12.00
Unit II: 
Theories and Perspectives

Theories: Karen Horney, Helene Deutsch, Nancy Chodorow, Social learning theory, Cognitive Social Learning Theory, Cognitive-Developmental Theory, Gender schema theory, Social role theory; Diversity of feminism 

12.00
Unit III: 
Feminist Approaches to Research and Practice

: Sources of bias in research, Gender-fair and Feminist research, Areas of feminist-grounded research

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Women's Mental Health

Women's mental health issues, Barriers to accessing mental health services for women; Feminist therapy

12.00
Unit V: 
Practicalities

Role of feminist psychology in social and political activism; Resistance to patriarchal and oppressive systems; Challenges and opportunities in promoting feminist psychology

Essential Readings: 
1. Else-Quest, N.M., & Hyde, J.S. (2018). The Psychology of Women and Gender (9th ed.). New Delhi: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-1-5063-8282-1
2. Roberts, T., Curtin, N., Duncan, L.E., & Cortina, L.M. (2016). Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender. Switzerland: Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-319-32139-4.
 
Suggested Readings:
1. Crawford, M., & Unger, R. (2004). Women and gender: A feminist psychology (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0072821079.
2. Stewart, A. J., & Dottolo, A. L. (2006). Feminist psychology. Signs: Journal of women in culture and society, 31(2), 493-509. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea-Dottolo-2/publication/279403...
3. Wigginton, B., & Lafrance, M. N. (2019). Learning critical feminist research: A brief introduction to feminist epistemologies and methodologies. Feminism & Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959353519866058. 
4. Women's Mental Health: An Evidence Based Review (2000). World Health Organization (WHO). http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/66539/WHO_MSD_MDP_00.1.p...
E-Resources:
 
1. Feminism and Gender Studies. A course offered on Allison. Access via : https://alison.com/course/feminism-and-gender-studies
2. Gender Psychology & Gender Equality: A course offered on Udemy. Access via: //www.udemy.com/course/gender-psychology/
 
Academic Year: 
2024-25
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