SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Trans-Cultural Diffusion, Erving Goffman, Social System
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Agree with goffman but believe he overlooks the interactive nature of gender. Doing : suggest that gender is something that is constantly done" in our interactions with others. Audience isn"t passive, it forces you to change script. If someone"s gender is questioned, they"ll change script to assert gender more strongly. Stratification: the overwhelming majority of the work on gender explores how gender is an important basis of stratification. Most places in the world experience gender-based inequality. Canada: ranked 10th for gender empowerment but . Women earn about a quarter less than men. Women are burdened with more household work. Women are underrepresented in positions of authority. Women are overrepresented among victims of violence. If we look around the world today, one is hard-pressed to find a place without considerable gender inequality. Biological: the biological perspective suggests that the greater physical strength and aggressiveness of men allow them to dominate women.
