International Undergraduate Program

Faculty of Psychology
Universitas Gadjah Mada

COURSE OUTLINE

(Gender Psychology)

Course Code Gender Psychology

Period 2018/2019
Course Instructor Ariana Marastuti, S.Psi.,MSW.
Email [email protected]
Language of instruction English

Course Description:

This course examines social psychology theories of sex differences and conceptions of gender. Topics include history & theoretical
perspectives on gender, differentiation of sex versus gender, gender similarities, conformity, stereotypes, social roles, masculinity, sexism,
feminism, media influence, body image, gender violence, beauty standards, sex, cognition, emotion and communication. Gender analysis
framework will be introduced as a basic understanding and tools for analyzing the gender gap at the developmental issues. Students are
expected to have a broaden knowledge of gender issues in various social setting and able to use theories and analysis tools to assess the
impact of gender inequality.

After finishing this course, students are expected to be able to explain the theories in psychology that explain and discuss about gender for
multi perspectives . In addition, students are also expected to be able to apply the theories and perspective of gender equality in everyday
life and especially in the social and cultural context of Indonesia. Evaluation is based on how students participate actively in class
discussion, quizzes, assignments, mid-term exam, and final exam.
Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. To learn the social psychology theories in exploring the sex and gender differences (REMEMBERING).
2. To learn how study and research in psychology contribute the shifting of social perspective of sex and gender (UNDERSTANDING).
3. To learn the history gender movement and the issues related to gender inequality (REMEMBERING).
4. To learn how media portrayals of sex and gender and the impact of those image on how we all think about gender inequality
(UNDERSTANDING).
5. To discover how social issues (race, education, health, economy, politic) are women’s issues. (UNDERSTANDING).
6. To understand and learn how to use gender analysis framework as tools for gender assessment in the context developmental
issues (APPLYING).

Course Time Table:

Day Date Theme Materials Objectives Methods Assignment References

1 Learning 1. Learning - Student and lecturer have - Brainstorming - Syllabus
contract & Contract a contract to achieve the - Discussion
Understandi learning objective of the - lecturing
ng the 2. Explaining course
syllabus Syllabus and - Lecturer understand the
materials hope and expectations of
the students
3. Exploring hopes - Students understand and
and follow the rule of the game
expectations
2 Understandi 4. Gender dan sex - Understand the difference - Game 1. Grouping Ch 1: Understnding Gender
ng sex and - Definition about sex and gender - Brainstorming 2. preparing for and Ch 10 : Sex (The social
gender - Similiarity - Understand why gender is - Discussion the first psychology of gender
and an important issues assignment (Rudman & Glick)
Difference 3. Sending weekly Ch 1: key issues and
s question about perspectives (Gender and
stereotype Social Psychology (Burr)

3 Stereotypin - Descriptive and - Understand the concept of - Lecturing Presentation Group 1 Ch 4: Content and Origin of
g Prescriptive stereotyping  stigma - Game : choose one chapter Gender Stereotype
gender and discrimination as the - Discussion from Ch 4 or 5 ( Thes Ch 5: Descriptive and
- The origin of basic of gender inequality - Group social psychology by Prescriptive stereotyping
gender - Improve the knowledge presentation Rudman & Glick) The Social Psychology of
stereotype and attitude to gender Gender (Rudman & Glick)
equality movement All students divide
into 6 group and
 choose one theory
for the next
meeting and
preparing short
materials
Each group divided
into two small
group choose Ch 4
or 5) :
Ch 4 : Sex Related
Comparison :
Observation
Ch 5 : Sex Related
Comparison: Theory
(The Psychology of
Gender –Vicki S.
Helgeson)

4 History and 1. Evolutionary Introduction to the history and - Small group Small presentation Ch 4 : Sex Related
gender and Socio- theory of gender from various discussion (class divide into 6 Comparison : Observation
theories biology perspective - Lecturing group) and discuss Ch 5 : Sex Related
2. Psychodynamic the prepared short Comparison: Theory
3. Social learning materials (The Psychology of Gender
4. Gender Role –Vicki S. Helgeson)
Socialization Group 2  preparing
5. Social Role for next meeting
6. Cognitive
Development Sending weekly
question about
personality and
communication
5 Personality Personality Presentation Group 2 Group 2: choose one Ch 1 : Gender differences in
Communicati Communication Lecturing topic about gender Personality (Gender and
on Achievement Discussion differences: Social Psychology – Vivien
*Gender & Personality : Ch 1: Burr)
emotion Gender differences in Ch 7: Communication (The
Personality (Gender Psychology of Gender –
and Social Vicki S. Helgeson)
Psychology – Vivien
Burr)
Communication : Ch
7 (The Psychology of
Gender –Vicki S.
Helgeson)

6 Gender - Self-sustaining Presentation : Group 3 Group 3: Ch 6: self-Sustaining

Conformity prophecy Discussion with the Presentation about Prophecy
*Dating - Obstacle to result from Dating one topic of Ch. 6 or Ch 7: Obstacle to gender
 Script gender non Script 7 about conformity non conformity
*Masculine conformity Lecturing (The Social Psychology of
vs feminine Group with topic Gender )Rudman & Glick)
developmen Dating Script :
t sending the report
and present it for
class discussion

7 Sexism and - Feminist theory Group 4 presentation Ch 1: key issues and

Feminism - Sexism in the : gender role attitude perspectives (Gender and
*Define workplace or sexism in the Social Psychology (Burr)
Feminism - Traditional workplace
sexism Ch3 : Gender Role attitude
- Hostile vs (The Psychology of Gender
benevolence –Vicki S. Helgeson)
sexism
Ch 8: sexism in the
workplace (The Social
Psychology of Gender
(Rudman & Glick)
Break Break Break Break Break
8 Love - Group Group 5 Presentation Ch 8: Romatic Relationship
Relationship presentation : Romantic The Psychology of Gender –
and Sexuality relationship or love Vicky S. Helgeson
*Romance and romace
*Sexual Ch 9: Love and Romance
Double The Social Psychology of
Standard Gender (How Power and
Intimacy Shape Gender
Relations) – Laurie A
Rudman and Peter Glick

9 Aggression - Group Class debate and - Pernikahan dini

and Violence presentation discussion (National Geographic)
*Aggression - E book: The social
Psychology – How
Power and Intimacy
Shape Gender
Relations (Laurie
Rudman & Peter
Glick)
Ch 9: love and romance
10 Health – - - Group 6 The Psychology of Gender –
mental Presentation: mental Vicky S. Helgeson
Health health or mental Ch 12: Mental Health
*Birth health effect…
Control Study of the Mental Health
*Arrange Effects of Masculinity and
marriage FemininityAuthor(s): Anne
 E. Barrett and Helene
Raskin WhiteReviewed
work(s):Source: Journal of
Health and Social Behavior,
Vol. 43, No. 4 (Dec., 2002),
pp. 451-46

Women and Mental Health-

Mary Jo good(Harvard
Univ)

11 Body Image - How is gender - Women - Lecturing Class discussion

and Media in the - Media politics and women - Discussion
Gender dan development of - How is the role of media in
Media – civilization and supporting and
Beuty, body culture in the maintaining gender
image and world? injustice
media - Female
* Self- circumcision
objectificati (Indonesia,
on Afrika) and
male
circumcision in
the perspective
of gender
justice
- The tradition of
early marriage
in the third
world countries
(Yaman, India,
Nepal)
- Caste and
Dowry di India,
Pakistan and
Nepal

12 LGBTQ Happy day Film:

Movie day – - Brokeback Mountain
Sex change - In Time of Butterfly
- Sex Change

13 Guest lecture - Cases of E book: The social

: violence in Psychology – How Power
- Gender domestic and and Intimacy Shape Gender
and public area Relations (Laurie Rudman
violenc - How is the role & Peter Glick)
e of benevolent Ch 11: gender and violance
- Gender sexism,
 Budget dominance and -
gender
3 minutes hegemony, and
presentation gender
of photo stereotyping in
voice violence
14 Gender - Commersializati - Lecturing
analysis on - Discussion
pathway 1

Required Readings:

1. Rudman, L. A. & Glick, P. G. (2008) The Social Psychology of Gender. New York: Guilford Press.
2. Vivien Burr (2002) Gender and social Psychology. New York: Routledge
3. Vicki S. Hegelson. (2012) The Psychology of Gender.4th Edition. New Jersey: Pearson
4. Jude Browne (Editor). (2007) The Future of Gender. USA: Cambridge University press
5. Additional readings will be provided via the course website. 2

Course Assessment:

The final grade of the module will be compiled proportionally from the components below:

1. Participation / Attendance : 5%
2. Individual Assignments (2) : 30% (response paper & photo voice)
3. Group Papers (1) : 15% (mini research paper & presentation – as explained in the assignment)
4. Group Presentation (2) : 15% (Short presentation & Chapter Presentation)
5. Weekly Question : 5%
6. Mid test : 15%
7. Final test : 15%

Grade

A = 90-100% B+ = 70-76% B/C = 55-59%

A- = 87-89% B = 67-69% C+ = 50-54%

A/B = 80-86% B- = 60-66% C = below 49%

Attendance Policy:

Attending to lecture demonstrate students learning commitments. As compliance to the Faculty Academic Regulation, students should
attend to 75% of the total lectures, otherwise permission to attend final examination will be denied, leading to unsatisfactory grade
obtained for this module.

Academic Integrity:

Academic integrity is an ethical policy of academia in which students joining this course is not exempted from. Among the ethical
behaviors highlighted in this course, but not limited to, are: (i) learning commitment, reflected as the students meet the attendance
requirements, and (ii) honest behavior, demonstrated as the students’ adherence to the non-plagiarism conduct. A breach of academic
integrity can result in FAILURE.

Plagiarism Policy:

Students should be fully aware that plagiarism is an unethical behavior which breaches academic integrity and therefore may cause
serious sanctions, from an unsatisfactory grade to failure of the entire course. Overall, plagiarism is simply defined as presenting someone
else’s thoughts or work as your own. This action can vary from having inappropriate academic referencing to deliberate cheating.

Below is the types of plagiarism, students should be aware of:

1. Copying: using the identical or very similar words to the original text or idea without acknowledging the source. Although most of
the time, this action is subject to absentmindedness, it can be perceived as a deliberate action to present someone else’s work as
our own.

2. Inappropriate paraphrasing: changing a few words and phrases while still retaining the original structure and content without
giving credits to the original sources.
 3. Collusion: denying the contribution of others and claiming the work as a person’s individual work. Collusion also includes making
your work available to another student for them to copy it, stealing or obtaining another person’s work to copy it, taking full
responsibility of another person’s academic work either voluntarily or with financial gain.

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ASSIGNMENT
Please read further explanation of each assessment components:

- Late work will not be accepted, there is no tolerance for the paper due date.

- No make-up exams (especially for Mid and final test) unless an extreme circumstance occurs and the student is able to get an
excused absence from the Dean of Students office or the Head of Undergraduate program. No exceptions.

A. Individual Assignment
1. Response paper: You will earn up to 15 points of your total final grade by completing this paper.
Format : You have to choose ONE theme from the reading and then choose one of the novel/movie that can be used to
explore and explain about the theme that you want to talk. You have to express your opinion or response to that movie or novel,
not only use the theory in exploring the movie, but give your opinion. This assignment should be written in 3-5 pages paper with
free style or opinion paper.
Due date : before mid-test

2. Photo voice assignment : You will earn up to 10 points of your total final grade by completing this photo voice assignment
Format : You have to take a serial photos that represent your opinion/ideas about gender issues around you.
Photos that attempt to illustrate gender inequality and the intersection with other social issues. You might take picture of
items, locations, and abstracts image that would help others understand the gender issues and the intersection with other
social issues. You have present your photos on the power point format and prepare for 3 minutes presentation.
Due date : after Mid test

B. Group Presentation
1. Short presentation about theories: each group should prepare a short presentation for small group discussion (jigsaw
discussion) about theory of gender. You might use creative materials for media presentation. For this assignment you will
earn up to 5% of your grade.
2. Chapter presentation
For this assignment, you will earn up to 10% of your final grade. One group consist of 4-5 students. They have to choose one
topic from the reference books that will be presented each week.
Format of this assignment is a power point presentation with grading criteria: Clarity, creativity, the use of technology (short
video, pics, animation, ect.), relevance and content.
Due date: before Mid test

C. Group Paper & Presentation

Each member of the group will have opportunity to earn 10 points for this assignment. One group consist of 4-5 students.
Each group consist of 4-5 students. Group should pick ONE of the gender issues as provided in the list of theme (at the
attachment), then follow the guide line for each theme.
Paper should be written in APA style, 4-6 pages and power point presentation should be prepared during the date as listed
on the table below.
Due date : Depend on the schedule (please check materials and schedule)

D. Weekly questions:
Each students have to send a question based from the reading and send it to the email at [email protected] and must be
emailed at least Saturday night before the class.
List of Theme for Groups Papers:
1. Gender & Emotion
Do men and women experience and display emotion different? Are there specific emotions that are more common to men or
women? Under what conditions are these emotions displayed? Are there differences? What are those differences and why do they
exist?
Interview at least 2 men and 2 women about their conceptions of gender and emotion. You must ask the following, but these should
not be the only questions you ask: (1) Do they consider themselves an emotional person? (2) are some emotions more common and
acceptable in men or women, why? (3) Are there gender differences in emotional experience (i.e., do men and women feel
differently in terms of intensity or number of emotions) and which emotions are more common for which gender?
Write a summary of your responses including your own thoughts about these issues.
2. Define Feminism
How to people define feminism? Does it match with how you define feminism? Is it different for men and women? Interview at least
2 men and 2 women about their definition of and views about feminism. You must ask the following, but these should not be the
only questions you ask: (1) Do they identify as a feminist (2) do they view feminism positively or negatively (3) do they view
feminists positively or negatively (4) how would they describe a typical feminist in terms of traits (5) do they belief feminism is
good for relationships and the economy (i.e., work context).
Write a summary of your responses including your own thoughts about these issues.
3. Masculine Development versus Feminine Development
Is there a difference (beyond obvious biological differences) in the coming of age for boys versus girls? What helps a boy become a
man? What helps a girl become a woman? How are these developmental trajectories different?
Interview at least 2 men and 2 women about gender differences (beyond biology) in becoming a man or woman. Ask them questions
like those listed above.
Write a summary of your responses including your own thoughts about these issues.
4. Aggression
Which gender is more aggressive and how does aggressively vary by gender. Why?
Interview at least 2 men and 2 women about gender differences in aggression. Ask them questions like those listed above.
Write a summary of your responses including your own thoughts about these issues. 5
 5. Dating Scripts:
Scripts are guides for men and women that direct and inform their behavior and expectations for dating. What are the prevalent
dating scripts in our culture? How do they affect relationships? Are they generally positive or negative for men and women? How do
people learn about dating scripts and why do they follow them? Interview at least 2 men and 2 women about gender scripts asking
them questions like those listed above.
Write a summary of your responses including your own thoughts about these issues.
6. Romance
How do we think about romance? Are men or women more likely to endorse these romantic ideals? For instance: Who believes in
love at first sight? Who falls in love more quickly? Who is less likely to end a relationship? Who likes romantic films more? Why do
we find the gender differences that emerge?
Interview at least 2 men and 2 women about gender and romance asking them questions like those listed above.
Write a summary of your responses including your own thoughts about these issues.
7. Sexual Double standard
The sexual double standard (SDS) refers to different standards for male versus female sexuality.
Specifically, sexual behavior that is acceptable for men may not be acceptable for women. Why
might these differing standards exist? Are they useful at all? Does anyone gain something from the SDS being in place? Why, exactly,
might people want to perpetuate the SDS? Interview at least 2 men and 2 women about the sexual double standard asking them
questions like those listed above.
Write a summary of your responses including your own thoughts about these issues.
8. Self-Objectification
Raunch culture refers to the over-sexualized culture of the United States in which women are not only objectified by others, but
even objectify themselves in order to be perceived as sexy and worthwhile. What are some examples of raunch culture in college
life? Is self-objectification (i.e., turning oneself into a sexual object) empowering? Is it damaging? If it is positive for the woman who
is objectifying herself, is it positive for all women? Interview at least 2 men and 2 women about self-objectifications asking them
questions like those listed above.
Write a summary of your responses including your own thoughts about these issues.
9. Birth Control
Do you agree with the SCOTUS regarding birth control? Why or why not?
Interview two people who agree with the decision and two who disagree. Write a summary of their responses and your own
thoughts about these issues. 6