SOC102H1 Lecture Notes - Primary Sector Of The Economy, Social Inequality, Ann Oakley
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Girls are the preferred gender of the caucasian-american parents. This is not the case of asian cultures. Education for women: it took 100 years for women to outnumber men in universities. Women were not admitted to north american university until the late 19th century. Typical men" jobs have been replaced by machines or moved overseas. Primary industry (farming) employs few and secondary (manufacturing) industry is declining. A decrease in unionization which means that their bargaining power is reduced. Habits of inequality theory: all societies display social inequalities, these inequalities are constructed. (collectively imagined on the basis of supposedly natural differences) Societies vary in the degree and kinds of social inequality they display. Habits of inequality: societies with the widest variety and intensity of inequality are most likely to display clear and long lasting patterns. Gender: social expectations that people describe as masculine or feminine.
