Sociology 1027A/B Lecture 5: lecture 5

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 1027A/B
• Professor: Wolfgang Lehmann

Document Summary

Soc 1027 inequality based on gender and. Sex: depends on whether a person was born with distinct male or female genitals and a genetic program that released either male or female hormones to stimulate the development of the reproductive system. Gender: the feelings, attitudes, desires, and behaviours that are associated with a particular sexual category. Two main perspectives: essentialism: school of thought that views gender differences as a reflection of biological differences between women and men. Sociobiology and evolution behaviour has a biological basis because of the difference in men and women"s reproduction capacities and evolutionary adaptation strategies. Functionalism traditional gender roles are essential because they help integrate society and allow it to function properly (e. g. , rationality in men vs. nurturance in women) Gender roles have been forced to change in order to make enough money to survive but the support structure hasn"t been changed in order to help them.