SOC 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Structural Functionalism, Sexual Orientation, Gender Role

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 105
• Professor: Mustafa Koc

Document Summary

Major themes: sex and gender are related but different categories, gender inequalities present cultural and historical variations, although men are seemingly the bene ciaries of patriarchal social structures, like other ideologies that justify inequality patriarchy. Sex and gender: sex refers tot he biological and anatomical differences between females males, gender refers to the social and cultural construction of felinity and masculinity. Advertisements that try to sell products reproduce existing gender stereotypes. Women"s social networks with partners, families, and friends also reinforce the media"s message. Patriarchy: refers to the institutions, practices and ideologies that have created and legitimized women"s subordination to men: although men are the bene ciaries in general, patriarchy is not reproduced by men alone, patriarchy does not bene t all men. Con ict theory: the source of gender inequality is the male monopoly of power, men control the economic and political resources in society, inequality arose out of the rise of private property (engels).