SOCL 2001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Glass Ceiling, Machismo, Heterosexuality
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Sex: biological characteristics- the genetic, hormonal, and anatomical differences between males and females. Why: parents, teachers, counselors, care-givers: important role, we often unintentionally send hidden messages. In chambri (new guinea: women are the workers, all the time carrying their children, confident, laughing, brisk, efficient, men make arts and crafts, plan ceremonies, more emotional, gender is a social construction. Women=nature, motherhood, fertility, creation: venus of willendorf. Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:271)od(cid:455)= i(cid:373)pure a(cid:374)d destru(cid:272)tio(cid:374: hindu goddess kali. Socialization of gender roles: starts at birth, pare(cid:374)ts(cid:859) e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)tatio(cid:374): Instrumental roles: goal and task oriented (boys: toys: constructive/aggressive, describe as big, athletic, strong, alert, expressive roles: expressive, emotional roles (girls, toys: nurturing/attractive, pretty, delicate, tiny, dainty, research finding (dixon, et al. 1 female athletes: significant influence from parental side. In schools: teachers spent more time teaching boys, boys are given more opportunities to try, girls are given less opportunity, boys are encouraged more in public.
