SOSC 1140 Lecture Notes - Killing Us Softly, Hyperglycemia, Masculin Féminin
18 Mar 2014
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The social construction of gender: sex vs. Gender: socially constructed roles and behaviours in society that are appropriate form men and women: examples of the social construction of gender. Is it a boy or a girl: constructions of masculine and feminine . Boys: blues greens and greys trucks and basketballs. Girls: pinks pastels flowers and butterflies. Valentines day: girls are passive recipients while boys are the giving worldly. Hatred of women (but we don"t know the word for the hatred of men) ??why: patriarchy. Understanding patriarchy : political social system insists that males are superior to anyone weak like women and dominate the weak with psychological and institutional. Set of values that institutions put on men and devalue women: prejudice and disadvantage. Women: disadvantages not valued, job opportunities, partner respect, political. Assumed that women lack competence and ability. Surprised when good at something seen as masculine (women are the inferior sex) You can"t do that because you"re a girl.
