a) To give an introduction to Psychology of gender differences and related research evidence
b) To acquaint students with the contemporary gender related debates and issues particularly in the Pakistani context.
Gender: Psychological perspectives. by Compendium on Gender Statistics of PakistanThe Ideal Muslimah: The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim Woman as Defined in the Qur’an and Sunnah by |
Introduction a) Why study psychology of Gender b) Role of a Man in Islam c) Role of a Woman in Islam d) Scope of Psychology of Gender History of Psychology of Gender a) 1894-1936: Gender differences in intelligence b) 1936-1954: M/M as a global personality trait c) 1954-1982: Sex typing & androgyny d) 1982-present: Gender as a social category
Gender & Related Paradigms a) Sex differences and physiology b) Sex differences in brain architecture c) Theories of gender
d) Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology e) Research evidence in sex differences f) Islamic Practices (Men and Woman) g) Ideal Muslim and Ideal Muslimah
Gender: Role Attitudes a) Gender Equality (Equal Opportunities) b) Concept of Segregation in Islam c) Etiquettes in Islam d) Attitudes towards men’s & women’s roles e) Family & Marriage f) Role of Parents g) Affective component: Sexism h) Cognitive component: Gender role typing i) Behavioral component: Sex discrimination
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Gender and Aggression a) Aggression /violence b) Theories of aggression c) Biological, social learning, gender-role theory d) Cognitive theories e) Rape and other form of sexual coercion: Prevalence and incidence f) Characteristics of perpetrator & victims g) Domestic abuse h) Characteristics of perpetrator & victims i) Sexual harassment j) Characteristics of perpetrator & victims Psychology of Women: Issues a) Emergence and history of psychology of women in the west and in Pakistan b) Women and law(PPC & Shariah) c) Women and psychopathologies Psychology of Men: Issues a) Emergence and history of psychology of men in the west and in Pakistan b) Men and law(PPC & Shariah) c) Men and psychopathologies New Men, New Women, New Relationships a) Changes in values, economics and employment b) New men, new women & new relationships Gender Issues in the Pakistani Context a) Contemporary issues b) Current Issues |
Gender Issues in Clinical Psychology by Third-gender rights legal issues and remedies (Thesis) by 
