SOCI 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sociobiology, Social Darwinism, Evolutionary Psychology
18 Mar 2018
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Explanations of gender and gender relations: biological and psychological approaches. Lenses of gender: focus like a filter, help look at gender in different ways. Sandra bon (1998: len of gender polarization (different role/thinking, lens of androcentric (inherit, lens of biological essentialism. Originally god work mother nature (shift of biological essentialism) Biological explanations: rooted in the idea of biological differences and objective scientific facts, convent and fitting, biological deposit: reason why jobs are gendered. Biological constructs the sexes: notion that results are biased on objective scientific facts, persuasive & intuitive, supported by personal observation, what it should be. Evolutionary theory: charles darwin (natural selection, hebert spencer (survival of fittest, led it to be called social darwinism, separate spheres are in our genes. Evolutionary psychology: psychological traits are outcomes of evolutionary adaptation. Edward wilson: sociobiology: desire to puss on gene, different reproductive strategies, shape social & political arrangements.
