SYG 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Human Capital, Age Concern, Shared Belief
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Argues that we need to sort individuals into categories such as race and gender and this sets the production of gender difference and inequality into motion. The characteristics of those who are privileged (men) become Women continue to dominate traditionally female occupations despite educational and occupational gains. What are the traditional female occupations? (5: pre-school/kindergarten teachers (98%, childcare workers (95%, receptionists (92%, ta"s (92. 4%, secretaries (94%) The separation of women into nonmanual labor sectors. Socialization, traditional gender role stereotypes, and employer/institutional discrimination help to reinforce Gender-appropriate occupations, occupational aspirations/preferences of children, and gender-based. The elevation of men into the best-paid and most desirable occupations in nonmanual and manual labor sectors, whereas women remain in lower-paid positions with no/less job mobility. The deeply rooted and widely shared belief that men are more competent than women and better suited for positions of power. Vertical segregation is constantly reproduced in society because it is consistent with the notion of
