SOCI 1F90 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Negative Inversion, Ethnography, Sacha Baron Cohen
15 Dec 2016
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Feminist definition of gender: the concept of gender also suggests only two possible categories. In other words, just as sex is understood as a binary opposition between male and female, gender is understood as a binary opposition between masculinity and femininity. Contemporary theorizing however, has problematized the sex/gender distinction as a false dichotomy. Feminist theorists are now more comfortable with accepting how our understanding of biology and biological (cid:498)discoveries(cid:499) is socially shaped. Principles of ethical research: confidentiality: maintain confidentiality: protect privacy. Informed consent: obtain informed consent: voluntary participation; potential risks outlines. Misogyny: the hatred or deep dislike of women. Bourgeoisie: marx term, used to describe the owners of the means of production. Dorothy smith is concerned with the gendered character of the social production of knowledge. Smith is critical of classical sociological approaches that produce what she calls objectifies forms of knowledge and knowledge that is androcentric (male centred) Examples of unethical research: tuskegee syphilis study.
