SOC318H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Fact, Dependent And Independent Variables, John Hopcroft
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Soc 318 class 4: gender + race + mental health. Hopcroft and mclaughlin (2012): gender gap in depression. In these countries, women experience even more depression than in less equitable countries. In all countries, women more likely to demonstrate symptoms of depression than are men: this gap is narrower in traditional societies. Gender equity: perceptions + opportunities tending towards equity. High gender equity countries: ppl tend to think men + women are equal, rates of depression for both men + women are lower, but the gap (cid:271)t(cid:449) (cid:373)e(cid:374) & (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s depressio(cid:374) is highe . Large gap in high gender equity countries remains even with controls such as age, health, marital status, and ses. Gender equitable societies have lower rates of depression overall. Gender equity in public sphere (run for president + able to be single parent) may not translate to equity in private sphere.
