SOC362H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Market Economy, Where We Are, Essentialism
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Three things we look for in explanations of social problems. How four biology-based processes lead to gender discrimination. Three ways social culture leads to gender discrimination. Three criteria: the good explanation tells us: why why gender discrimination exists, why there is variation more discrimination at some times than others; or in some places. Imply a remedy how to fix the problem and eliminate gender discrimination n. Things that happen in the work place that directly link to the work place. If we keep asking why then we get to these root causes. 2 root causes ; biology and social culture. These lead to the other more immediate causes. How does bio effect discrimination and bias against women. Bio is a fundamental cause causes other things. In history men and women had greater differences ; females use to be half the size of men. In competition men won cause of their strength. Today not much of a difference.
