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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Sociology of Gender Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Sociology of Gender

Major elective · Sociology · Semester 5 · TY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours

Module 1: Basic Concepts of Gender

  • 1 Sex, Gender and Sexuality
  • 2 Patriarchy and Gender Socialization
  • 3 Beyond Gender Binaries — Heteronormativity, Intersectionality and Performativity

Module 2: Feminist Perspectives

  • 1 Liberal Feminism - Mary Wollstonecraft
  • 2 Radical Feminism - Shulamith Firestone
  • 3 Dalit Feminism – Babytai Kamble

Module 3: Masculinity Studies

  • 1 Masculinity: Meaning and Construction
  • 2 Masculinities (Raewyn Connell), Power and Violence
  • 3 Masculinity in the Indian Context - Caste, Class and Culture

Module 4: Feminist Movements

  • 1 Trajectory of Women’s Movements in India: An Overview
  • 2 Political Reservation and Women’s Participation
  • 3 Digital Feminism and New Forms of Protest

Text Books

  • 1 Butler, Judith. 1990. Gender Trouble. Routledge: New York.
  • 2 Geeta, V. 2002. Gender (Theorizing Feminism). Gazelle Distribution Trade.
  • 3 Chopra, R., Dasgupta, C. & Janeja, M.K. 2000. Understanding Masculinity. EPW 35(19).
  • 4 Chowdhry, P. 2005. Crisis of Masculinity in Haryana. EPW 40(49).
  • 5 Roy, Rahul. 2013. Men and Their Lakshman Rekha. EPW 48(8).
  • 6 Rege Sharmila (2006) "Baby Kondiba Kamble" writing Caste /Writing Gender,New Delhi,Zuban Publisher pp 261 -303.
  • 7 https://share.google/pRQUN3Sf4yBtWBpsr 11 Journal Articles:
  • 1 Ingraham, C. 1994. The Heterosexual Imaginary. ASA 12(2), 203–219.
  • 2 Sama Team. 2007. Assisted Reproductive Technologies in India. EPW 42(23), 2184–2189.
  • 3 Madge, J. Varada. 2012. Ethical Issues in Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Social Medicine 6(3).
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