Sociology 2239 Lecture Notes - Sex Assignment, Labour Power, Nuclear Family
10 Dec 2013
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How people define gender identity and gender roles. Varies from place to place and time to time sex assignment- gender identity- gender role- sexual orientation male female (xx/xy) - boy girl (sex) -masculine feminine specific/defined. 1:-women being excluded in private sphere of society. Hunter/gatherer societies only had one sphere for everyone. Ability to accumulate private value created divide means of production + labour power = commodity (product) If women don"t do unpaid labour, entire economy will collapse. Too many unemployed and pool together and conquer. Women who were called upon to work during ww2 then unemployed after. Not a choice for women to work, need to to support their families. Hire more woman in male dominated fields (get paid better) Private sectors= only 8% of labour market covered. Compare workers values across different fields (equal wages) Women do more work, men should do more.
