Gender and social, economic, cultural hierarchies are discussed for higher education through 3 lectures by Dr Poulami Aich Mukherjee

1. POWER, HIERARCHY & GENDER
Lecture 1
Gender & Power Relations
Dr Poulami Aich Mukherjee
mepoulami@gmail.com

2. Introduction
• Gender & Power
• Gender & Hegemony
• Gender & Hierarchy
• Understanding Masculinity
• Conclusion

3. Gender & Power

4. Gender & Power

5. Gender & Hegemony

6. Gender & Hierarchy

7. Gender & Hierarchy

8. Understanding Masculinity

9. Understanding Masculinity

10. Understanding Masculinity

11. Understanding Masculinity

12. Conclusion

13. Conclusion

14. Thank You

15. POWER, HIERARCHY & GENDER
Lecture 2
Forms of Gender Discriminations
Dr Poulami Aich Mukherjee
mepoulami@gmail.com

16. Introduction
• Gender & Patriarchy
• Gender & Race/Ethnicity
• Gender & Class/Stratification
• Gender & Caste
• Gender Discrimination

17. Gender & Patriarchy

18. Gender & Patriarchy
• Patriarchal Legal system
• The Gender Pay Gap
• Unequal Distribution of Domestic Work
• The Perspective that Men are ‘Fit to Rule’
• Greater Power for Men in the Family
• Male-Based Inheritance Rules
• Privileges for Men in Cultural Roles
• Patriarchal Gender Socialization
• Expected Obedience of Women to Husbands
• Domestic Violence to Silence Women

19. Gender & Race/Ethnicity

20. Gender & Class/Stratification

21. Gender & Class/Stratification

22. Gender & Class/Stratification
• Upper Class
• Middle Class
• Working Class

23. Gender & Caste

24. Gender Discrimination

25. Division of Labour

26. Division of Labour

27. Thank You

28. POWER, HIERARCHY & GENDER
Lecture 3
Understanding Gender & Hierarchies
Dr Poulami Aich Mukherjee
mepoulami@gmail.com

29. Introduction
• Marxist-Socialist -Feminist Approaches
• The Caste discourse
• Context of Race/Ethnicity
• Concept of Power
• Theories of Power

30. Marxist-Socialist Approaches
• Gender in Agrarian/Industrialized Society
• Feminization of Labour
• Class struggle/proletarization
• Historical Materialism: Slavery/Feudalism/Capitalism

31. The Caste discourse
• Hegemony/Hierarchy: Louis Dumont
• Caste and Colonialism: Brahminical Patriarchy
• Dalit Patriarchy/Feminism
• Subalternity/Politics of Difference
• Honour killings

32. Context of Race/Ethnicity
• Colonialism/Nationalism: Social Reforms/Legal Reforms
• Post-colonial/Post-structural: Kumkum Sangari/Chandra Mohanty
• Adivasi/Dalit women: Sanskritazation/Christianization

33. Sources of Power
• Distributive/Collective
• Extensive/Intensive
• Authoritarian/Diffused
• Interpersonal Power:
reward/coercive/referent/legitimate/expert/informational

34. Theories of Power
• Plurist Theories: Egalitarianism
• Elite Theories: C Wright Mills
• Ruling Class Theories: instrumentalism/structuralism
• Max Weber & Antonio Gramsci: class power/neo-Marxist

35. Concluding Remarks
• Role of Governance
• Awareness: Legal/Political/Economic/Socio-Culture
• Respect for Diversity
• Civil Society/Media/NGOs
• Clarity of Thoughts
• Active Participation of Youth

36. Thank You