SOCL 2001 Lecture 24: SOCL Final notes
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Pay me like a fella? : men valued more in work force, paid better than women. Reasons for pay gap: women go for education that has lower paying jobs. Pay gap dysfunctional: yes because there are plenty of single mothers who are being paid less. Sex and gender: sex: biological (male and female, gender: social behaviors and attitudes. Because of this, providing work that was taken for granted: males. Able to acquire weapons, items of trade and knowledge. As a result, were able to gain property, power, and prestige. Philosophy that men and women should e politically, economically, and socially equal: feminist movement. Aging today: elderly swimmers in melbourne. Doesn"t match up (80-90 year olds aren"t usually swimmers) May not be able to do things they used to be able to do. Opens opportunities to new stage of growth: functionalism. Iri: fewer baby boomers prepared for retirement. Get jobs that retired people give up.
