Description
MANE–004: GENDER AND SOCIETY
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Course Code: MANE-004
Assignment Code: MANE-004/ASST/TMA/2024-2025
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt a total of five questions. All questions carry equal marks. The word limit for 20 marks
question is 500 words and for 5 marks question it is 125 words. Attempt at least two questions from each
section.
SECTION-A
1. Define patriarchy? Discuss the theoretical perspectives on its origin. 20
2. What is gender? Evaluate the concepts of masculinity and femininity. 20
3. Discuss socialisation and examine critically the role of family and schools in the gendered socialisation of a
child. 20
4. Discuss family from the perspective of sexuality and heteronormativity with examples. 20
5. Write short notes on any four of the following: 4X5=20
a) Marxist Feminism
b) Queer Politics
c) Nayar Women
d) Bodies at menarche
e) Domestic labour
SECTION- B
6. Evaluate different life course events and their implications on women. 20
7. Discuss the role of women in the Telangana and Chipko movements. 20
8. Examine how globalisation affects gender behaviour. 20
9. Examine the identity, status, and role of women in caste-based societies. 20
10. Discuss and differentiate between any two of the following: 10+10
a. Sex and gender
b. Liberal and radical feminisms
c. American and French psychoanalytical theory
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