SOCY 1016 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Kissing Time, Sodomy, Infibulation
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Biological models assume innate biological differences lead to behavior differences. Anthropological research arose in response to biological determinism. Argue that biological models projected western values onto other cultures. Building blocks are assembled within cultures, societies, families. Arapesh culture: all members passive, gentle, emotionally warm; shared child-rearing; Mundugamor: both sexes equally aggressive/violent; women not nurturing; jealous. Tchambuli: differences noted; one sex was nurturing, gossipy, would adorn to attract (men); the others providers (women) Sex-based division of labor was functionally necessary. Division of labor - part of a culture, not physical constitutions. Occupational sex segregation - when a certain occupation is majority men or women. Private property and the materialism of domination. Harris; males competing for females, development of patriarchal religion. Relationships between children and parents can be seen as key to women"s status. Coltrane: the closer the father and son; the higher the status of women likely to be.
