SOCI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Gender Inequality, Social System
19 Aug 2016
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Stratification: sociological work on gender explores how gender is an important basis of stratification. Canada: ranked 10th for gender empowerment but . Women earn about 25% less than men. Women are burdened with more household work. Women are underrepresented in positions of authority. 26 % of mps are women (although nearly half of ministers) Canada has relatively low inequalities, but gender inequalities are still present. Gender inequality is widespread for 2 reasons: Biological: the biological perspective suggests that the greater physical strength and aggressiveness of men allow them to dominate women. Suggests domination is based on the physical prowess of men and their greater aggression. Strength: helps explain why gender inequality is normal. Weakness: can"t explain variation in gender inequality. Sociological perspective: socialization and social relations are the main causes of gender inequities. Strength: helps explain variation in inequality between sweden and. Weakness: a more difficult time explaining why gender inequality so widespread.
