SOSC 1130 Lecture Notes - Wok, Double Burden, Industrial Revolution
5 Apr 2014
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Characteristics) evolution: a case study. October 24, 2013 education, workplace, relations, ability to make decision in our lives) The historical construction of gender roles in the west and the industrial r. Intersection of gender, class and race. Perspectives explaining women"s experiences of international migration. Gender is a social construction that is power based. Gender roles change historically and cross culturally, not just socially. What is gender appropriate in one culture is not gender appropriate to another culture. Pre industrial society: non- wage economy, unity of home and work, unity of production and family life. Problem - exclusion of women (lack of integration) Solution - integrate women into receiving countries. Policies - focus on practical interests of women (immediate needs) Education & training programs (learning english, getting an ece) Community work or volunteering (unpaid work: perspectives that focus on gender: Solution - equitable social integration. Policies - focus on strategic interests of women (constructed - - > dependents (family.
