SOC200 Lecture Notes - Abusive Head Trauma, Hypergamy, Parental Alienation Syndrome
29 Oct 2013
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Man are in paid labour from graduation until retirement. This belief tells us that mens are neither supposed to or allowed to be dependent, rather they are expected to take care of others and themselves. When they cannot, or will not do it, the building assumption is that they are less then men and unworthy of help. Consider an illustration: attitudes toward homeless varies depending on their gender. Homeless women and children are seen as victims, homeless/unemployed men are likely to evoke contempt and sometimes violence. For societies that grant men the power to act, also demands agency from them. Dominant attitudes toward homeless in canada: get a job. Mate selection embedded in ideology of separate spheres. Men and women have been encouraged to look at different things when looking at a partner. Men look for women that have potential to run a household, fertile, appealing sex partner, companion.
