GENERAL
| SCHOOL | School of Economics and Political Science |
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| DEPARTMENT | Sociology |
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| Level of Study | Undergraduate |
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| COURSE CODE | 431053 |
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| COURSE TITLE | Social Identities and Gender Violence (YE) |
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| Independent Teaching Activities |
Weekly Teaching Hours |
CREDIT UNITS |
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| Course Type | Special Background |
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| Prerequisite Courses | No |
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| Teaching and Examination Language | Greek |
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| THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes |
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| Course Webpage (URL) | https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/SOC144 |
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(2) LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course aims to understand the issue of gender-based violence and its articulation with social identities through the following thematic areas:
- Formation of social identities through gender and sexuality: Intersectional articulation with age, health, race, ethnicity, and social class
- Basic forms of gender-based violence according to Greek legislation and relevant international conventions: Sexual, physical, psychological, and economic
- Specific issues of gender-based violence: Femicide, domestic violence, rape, forced prostitution, sexual abuse, and revenge porn
- Indiscernible and controversial forms of gender-based symbolic violence: Covert, subtle and benevolent sexism, mansplaining, negging and gaslighting
- The ambivalent sexism of Glick and Fiske as a research tool for interpreting gender-based violence in interpersonal relationships: Hostile and benevolent sexism
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to:
- they will recognize through the connection with the issue of identities the polyphonic form of the complex social problem of gender-based violence,
- they will be able to approach, as well as identify, the individual controversial issues of gender-based violence with greater critical capacity and analytical adequacy,
- they will be able to connect the insights and findings of sociological theory and research with relevant public consultation and public policy making,
- they will reproduce within the academic community and the public sphere a valid scientific discourse regarding issues related to the field of gender-based violence,
- they will author a scientifically oriented and ethically sound academic paper, synthesizing knowledge and critically addressing the individual dimensions of the field.
General Capabilities
- Search, analysis, and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technologies
- Adaptation to new situations
- Independent work
- Working in an interdisciplinary environment
- Generation of new research ideas
- Respect for diversity and multiculturalism
- Demonstration of social, professional, and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues
- Exercise of criticism and self-criticism
- Promotion of free, creative, and inductive thinking
(3) COURSE CONTENT
The course focuses on how power dimensions in gender interactions and dominant ideological premises regarding gender and sexuality are linked to gender-based violence. More specifically, the highlighting and interpretation of the social problem of gender-based violence is approached in relation to the multidimensional construction of social identities through gender and sexuality, as well as their intersectional articulation with age, health, race, ethnicity, and social class. Through descriptions and classifications of the forms of gender-based violence, an attempt is made to map all the individual aspects and manifestations of violence connected to a person's gender and sexual identity. Within the framework of the course, an extensive collection and, where appropriate, analysis is conducted of both various overt forms of gender-based violence, such as femicide, rape, domestic violence, and sexual harassment, as well as corresponding latent or symbolic forms of violence, such as subtle forms of sexism and deliberate strategies of manipulative oppression and control through discourse. Finally, through the extensive research literature based on Glick and Fiske's ambivalent sexism, this theoretical framework is endorsed as the most appropriate conceptual tool for interpreting gender-based violence in heterosexual interpersonal relationships.
(4) TEACHING & LEARNING METHODS – EVALUATION
| DELIVERY METHOD | Face to face |
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| Information and Communication Technologies | Use of the NKUA e-Class platform and asynchronous electronic communication (email)
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| Activity |
Semester Workload |
| Lectures |
39 |
| Text preparation and literature analysis |
80 |
| Independent study |
28 |
| Examination |
3 |
| Course Summary |
150 |
Student Evaluation
| Process Description Evaluation | Student assessment is conducted in the Greek language. The course requires the completion of an individual written assignment, the length of which is 2,000–3,000 words. The final grade is awarded following participation in written examinations with essay-type questions at the end of the semester. The course is assessed based on the individual written assignment, participation in the exams, and active participation in class.
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(5) RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Suggested Bibliography
- Vaiou, Dina, Georgia Petraki and Maria Stratigaki (eds.) (2021). Gender-based Violence – Violence against Women. Athens: Alexandria.
- Liotzis, Vangelis (2024). Sexism: Approaching the Contested Ambivalence. 2nd expanded edition. Athens: Futura.
- Meleti, Vasiliki P. (2024). Gender-Based Violence: From Rhetoric to Violent Act. Athens: Papazisis.
- Chatzifotiou, Sevasti (2021). Social Work and Domestic Violence. Thessaloniki: Tziola Publications.
- Choleva, Maria-Konstantina and Alexandros-Stamatios Antoniou (2025). Ethical and Deontological Issues of Gender-Based Violence against Women: Multidimensional Approaches and Ethical Challenges. Athens: Gutenberg.
Related Scientific Journals
- The Review of Social Research
- Counseling and Guidance Review
- Social Policy
- Feministic
- Psychology
