SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Informal Learning, Siq, The Paper Bag Princess
4 Nov 2016
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Processes where we learn to be male or female gender is socially constructed and that process starts at birth. Women go to washroom together and hangout: crying in public men have to be reserved and stoic refrain from showing emotions in public women can show emotions. Teaches men to view women as sexual objects. Teaches women to accept unwanted sexual suggestions and to not say anything when it does happen do not label behaviours as sexual harassments. Makes women feel like it is their fault: conclusions. Gender socialization is not the only reason why we see sexual harassment in the work place. Culture of the workplace and existence of support services (human resources. Influence of early gender socialization can be mediated by early education and support in the work place. Welsh and baker argue that workplace culture is significant in understand sexual harassment. Classic study: weitzman, eifler, hokada and ross (1972)
