SOCA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Labor Market Segmentation, Agrarian Society, Gender Role

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Gender: the culturally and socially constructed differences between females and males found in the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with. Gender is associated with social and cultural process not biological. Gender role: attitudes, behavior and activities that are socially defined as appropriate for each sex and are learned trough the socialization process. Gender identity: a person"s perception of the self as female or male. Gendered institution: macro level analysis of gender examines structural features, external to the individual that cause gender inequality. These institutions are run by gender belief system. Stereotype defines men as strong, rational, dominant, independent and less concerned with their appearance. Women are stereotypes as weak, emotional, nurturing and dependent. Sexism: the subordination of one sex, usually female, based on the assumed superiority of the other sex. Patriarchy: a system of social organization in which men control cultural, political, and economic structures. 3 factors are important in determining the gendered division of labor in a society:

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