SOC 3306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ascribed Status, Unilineality, Social Progress
13 Feb 2018
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Soc 3306: social structures & relations between the sexes. Week 4: monday, september 25 & wednesday, september 27, 2017. Social evolutionists (19th century: stages of evolution (unilineal, social progress, superiority of european evolution. Structural functionalists (20th century) and civilization: structure of society is complex, functions of groups and individuals keep society together, the division of roles and functions is beneficial to society. France (south) both men and women participate in the public sphere. Taiwan: women and men have different interests, women interested in uterine families (daughters and sons) Middle east: women are links between social groups. West africa: both men and women participate in the public sphere. Immigrant families, industrialization, capitalism, changes in the workforce and family values: women"s workplace experiences (not determined by race or only gender, gift exchange and generosity, age and seniority (older women/girls, relationships - kin (blood) and affine (marriage)
