SOCB22H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Intersectionality, Trans Woman, Heterosexuality
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Sociology of sex roles - general feminine and masculine roles. There are power differences between both men and women and each sex are perceived by society to commit different roles. A set of expectations that are attached to one"s particular sex category. How boys/girls and women/men are socialized into appropriate gender roles and identities. Teachers unconsciously tell female students to behave in a certain way and expect something different from the male students. Talcott parsons"s argument that there are 2 major functions in society. Each subject is located in specific time and place (this gives them a particular perspective) Women have a special way of knowing the potential for an achieved standpoint . Have access to a deeper and different understanding that is not generally accessible to men. Natural sciences use the senses to collect and scrutinize data even though this face is often ignored.
