SOCL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan, Erving Goffman
21 Sep 2016
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Linked to the chicago school of sociology. We are unable to act without imposing a frame on social situations. Goffman: social interactions are like theatrical performances. Front stage behavior differs from its back stage forms. Saving face is a key part of all social interactions. Like marxism, believes in domination as the basis of existing social systems. Not class, but gender inequality is stressed. The sexual division of labor runs deep throughout the social order. Gender segregation institutionalizes female dependency on men as the dominant group. Even social science exhibits a male basis. Us suffrage movement as first wave of feminism. Betty friedan, the feminine mystique(post ww2) kicks off the second wave of feminism. More recently, a third wave of feminism moves beyond concerns of white middle class women. Recognizes that women"s experience differs sharply across classes, racial groups, nations. Sex segregation at work remains more widespread than by race. Despite profess, the corporate bedroom is overwhelmingly male.
