SOC 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Louis Wirth
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We make the distinction because, as sociologists, we know that when we take into account the larger social context, the impact of discriminatory acts is different for minorities than it is for members of the dominant group. Sociologist michael schwalbe came to a similar conclusion as a result of his study of the men"s movement in the united states: To [some of the men] any word of disparagement by members of one sex for another was an example of sexism. Women"s joking about men"s foibles or atrocious behavior was thus supposedly just as sexist, and just as unacceptable, as anything some men might do to demean or oppress women. Women as a group do not have the institutional power to demean, oppress, or exploit men as a group. In the context of male supremacy, women"s verbal criticism of men is an act of resistance, not sexism.
