SOCIOL 1A06 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Marxist Feminism, Liberal Feminism, Gender Inequality
13 Nov 2016
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Chapter 7: gender inequality economic and political aspects social positions. complete responsibility for domestic affairs: social roles are the behaviors that are expected of people occupying particular. In the (cid:883)95(cid:882)"s, most women were expected to work exclusively in the home and take. In the (cid:883)95(cid:882)"s main roles were those of wives and mothers. to meet their family"s need to for food, clothing, and shelter: their roles were those captured by the terms (cid:498)provider(cid:499) and (cid:498)head of household. (cid:499) In contrast, by the 1970s, the belief that women should marry and work exclusively in the home were rapidly eroding. In contrast, men were expected to have paying jobs, and their responsibilities were: men were starting to become more involved in household maintenance and child rearing, and more women were joining the paid labor force. Gender inequality defined: gender is found in social roles, in daily interactions, and in institutions.
