SOCIOL 1101H Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Participant Observation, Personal Boundaries, Rieti
24 Feb 2017
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Traditional norms: females are caretakers, do chores in house, males bring in money, does extraneous work, dominant in the relationship. Interviews found that marriage rates are later, decrease in pressure to have children, increase in higher education for everyone, better jobs, competition between genders. Older generations: gender norms were extremely promoted for females, had very designated jobs specific to women. Trends in society: men are now doing more work in home, women in workforce, decrease in fertility rates, increase in divorce rates, change in familial dynamics (gay spouses), fewer families have parents who are married/ their first marriage. Ge(cid:374)der (cid:374)or(cid:373)s (cid:272)reate (cid:272)o(cid:373)petitio(cid:374) (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) fa(cid:373)ilies a(cid:374)d (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) fa(cid:373)ilies, (cid:862)ge(cid:374)der spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272)(cid:863) jo(cid:271)s led to unfair opportunities for women, women were doing more housework and child rearing showing how they were exploited. Why do norms persist: functionalist teaches and socializes children, setting boundaries on expected roles limits competition among husband and wife, families are teaching acceptable social norms and promoting status quo.
