SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Erving Goffman, Social System
13 Nov 2020
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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" on 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: most work on gender explores how gender is an important basis of stratification. Canada: ranked 10th for gender empowerment but . Women earn about less than men. 26% of mps are women (although nearly half of ministers) There are two different explanations of wide-spread gender inequalities. Biological: the biological perspective suggests that the greater physical strength and aggressiveness of men allow them to dominate women. Suggests domination is based on the physical prow-ness of men and their greater aggression. Strength: helps explain why gender is inequality is normal. Sociological perspective: socialization and social relations are the main causes of gender inequities.
