SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Critical Race Theory, Gender Role, Neuroplasticity
Document Summary
Looks at how western science and culture have sometimes characterized non-white populations as inferior, as lacking in proper moral and as dangerous to mainstream society. Postcolonial theory critiques the processes that portray non-western people as the other . Highlighting how colonial representations overlook the experiences of those on the margins of society, those who are excluded from power. Gender virtually everything social in our lives in gendered. People continually distinguish between males and females and evaluate them differently. Gender is an integral part of the daily experiences of both women and men. Boys and girls are not identical at birth genetic and hormonal differences do launch males and females down somewhat different developmental paths. However, early experiences and learning are key factors. Most sex differences start out small they are quickly amplified by our gender infused culture. A concept used by neurologists to explain why experience (ie. learning) regularly changes brain structure and function.
