SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Social Inequality, Conflict Theories, Stereotype
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Gender inequality: women are a minority group in every society. Have unequal access to power, property and prestige. Gendered division of labour in the home. In the work force, men and women are concentrated in different occupations. Not just different, but also unequal in terms of prestige. Gender gap in earnings among full-time workers even within similar occupations and education levels. Top legislature positions are held by men: biological vs social explanations for gender differences. Many gender differences or stereotypes based on assumption of biological (or natural) differences: sociologists stress social explanations. People learn different gender expectations through socialization. And encounter social barriers (structural and cultural) that prevent them from making other choices. Structural- built into our institutional rules and practice. Diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)es i(cid:374) se(cid:454) do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e to lead to diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)es i(cid:374) ge(cid:374)de(cid:396)ed (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396)- as a society we give meaning to those behaviours. Sociological explanation: -girls and boys raised differently (girls are taught to be more caring), different toys.
