SOSC 1185 Lecture Notes - Redstone Arsenal, Intersectionality, Connie Field
9 Apr 2014
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Gendered division of labour in the family & waged. Introduction: women as well as men have always worked. Economy: the organization of resources to produce what we need to survive; so production, distribution, exchange, sale, and consumption of goods and services. Introduction of more technology, move to agrarian or fishing exchange economy but family still unit of production: some surplus & bartering or exchange of goods. Increased monetization of markets & increased production for the marketplace rather than for one"s own home consumption, more goods and services available for purchase: development of technology & knowledge base (affected workplace, family life, transportation, etc. ) Links between gendered ideology of housewife (women"s natural role & women"s waged work --- supports & justifies occupational segregation & gender wage gap, economic inequality for women generally. Initial waged work for women: domestic work, textile factories, sewing or garment industry, biscuit and confectionary factories, teaching primary school.
