SOC362H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gender Role, Homophily, Where We Are
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Soc362 lecture 4 oct 3 - explaining gender discrimination. Gender gap always seems to be there, whether country to country. Three things we look for in explanations of social problems. Four ways biology leads to gender discrimination. Three ways social culture leads to gender discrimination. Women"s personal preferences to work in precarious jobs and focus on raising families. Socialization - religion, expectations of your behaviours, institutions shape your choices. Biology - bearing children cause women to make different choices than men. Human capital - choices of skills, training, education, effort women take. P. 26 - only 27% of women hold positions with profit-loss responsibilities; Catalysts - research on women & work; sanctions that people violate stereotypes; P. 30-32 women working in male dominated non-traditional jobs. Organizational practices - institution has 2 different meanings: organizational and practice/behaviour that becomes routine of expected taken for granted. P. 33 last paragraph - leadership is about stereotypes, what leaders are & do.
