PSY512 - Gender Issues in Psychology

Total Marks 5 Starting Date Thursday, January 23, 2020 Closing Date Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Status Open Question Title Gender Equality Question Description SEMESTER FALL 2019 GENDER ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY (PSY512) GRADED DISCUSSION BOARD Discussion Question According to latest statistics, Pakistan is among worst performers on gender equality (Amin Ahmed, Dec 2018). This article on gender equality has addressed gender equality in Pakistan, discuss it and give your opinion with indigenous examples. Important Instructions: Your discussion must be based on logical facts. Your comments on the topic should not exceed 200-250 words. The GDB will remain open for 2 working days/ 48 hours. Do not copy or exchange your answer with other students. Two identical / copied comments will be marked Zero (0) and may damage your grade in the course. Obnoxious or ignoble answer should be strictly avoided. Questions / queries related to the content of the GDB, which may be posted by the students on MDB or via e-mail, will not be replied till the due date of GDB is over. For Detailed Instructions please see the GDB Announcement

Due Date: 25.11.2019 Assignment objectives: SEMESTER FALL 2019 Gender issues in Psychology (PSY512) Assignment No.01 Lesson No: 2 FEMINIST MOVEMENT Marks: 20 Upon the successful completion of this assignment students will be able to: • Understand the historical concept of feminism • Apply the concept of feminism in the Asian culture • Analyze the prevailing forms feminism in our culture Dear students This assignment is aiming to teach you about the history of feminism. This concept has taught in lesson 2. You are supposed to comprehend and discuss the concept as well as put it in the cultural perspective. You will address the following two questions in the assignment. a) Explain four forms of feminism (i.e. Liberal Feminism, Radical Feminism, Socialist Feminism and Cultural Feminism) with the help of examples. (2.5*4) b) Analyze Asian culture and highlight at least two forms of feminism that are prevailing in our society now a days. Justify your stance with the help of example. 5+5 marks Note: Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above-mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience. Important Instructions: Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution. Deadline: • Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor. Formatting guidelines: • Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”. • It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word 2003. • Use black and blue font colors only. Solution guidelines: • Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical assignment. • Give the answer according to question. • For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video lectures and use other reference books also. Rules for Marking Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if: • It has been submitted after due date • The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt • It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word) • It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…

SEMESTER Fall 2019 Gender Issues in Psychology (PSY512) Assignment No. 02 Due Date: January 17 , 2020 Marks: 20 Assignment Objectives: Upon completing the assignment, students will be able to: • Comprehend the concept of ‘Gender differences in emotions and associated behavior’. • Analyze the concept in the light of biological, psychological and social model. • Apply the concept in Pakistani culture. Dear Students, This assignment aims to make the students learn about emotional differences among both genders, how both genders vary from each other and it’s biological, psychological, and social reasoning. This assignment has formulated from chapter 24. There are four main emotions addressed in the chapter. You are supposed to show your comprehension and respond to the following categories. In the first category, you will describe the psychological differences, and in the second category, you will tell the social reasons behind specific behaviors of both genders or describe the emotional behavior’s reasoning. Emotions psychological differences (2.5) Social reasoning (2.5) Aggression affiliation Love Jealousy Marking Scheme: Emotion 1 (5) Emotion 2 (5) Emotion 3 (5) Emotion 4 (5) Note: Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above-mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience. Important Instructions: Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution. Deadline: • Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor. Formatting guidelines: • Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”. • It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word 2003. • Use black and blue font colors only. Solution guidelines: • Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical assignment. • Give the answer according to question. • For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video lectures and use other reference books also. Rules for Marking Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if: • It has been submitted after due date • The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt • It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word) • It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…