SOC265H1 Lecture Notes - Glass Ceiling, Heteronormativity, Heterosexuality
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Reinforcing gender as in institution, thus we are reinforcing gender inequality. Families that confirm with gender inequality will influence their future generations. Conceptualizing gender: from doing gender to gender as a principle of social. Some interesting research: (1) kathleen gerson, hard choices: why women"s priorities changed between their 20s and. Designed a study to sort out socialization, the choices that adults make (women and men make) Late 60s early 70s: expected to be in the labour for the rest of their lives. Was all the result of their experiences, what happened to them (labour force and personal life: women determined to hava a career job (not happening) Part time job, and more focused on their family. Good relationship, balance career was relationship relationship was better (maybe partner had the ability to support them) The economy had a huge influence on what women were doing. We do because what happens to us, due to the way the labor market was organized.
