SOCL 2001 : Test 3 SOCL
Document Summary
Paradox: the biological characteristics of sex strongly influence the social dynamics of gender: however the social categories of gender can sometimes determine the biology of sex. The woman question: asks what explains the nearly universal dominance of men over women, a wide range of theories and approaches have been applied to the study of gender, . 73 cents more for men: glass ceiling. Paradox: race as we know it has no deterministic biological basic. Ethnic groups in the us: native americans, represent about 1. 2% of the us population; increase in number of native. Group responses to domination: the ways that groups respond to oppression are, withdrawal, ex. The blacks of the south were so oppressed they literally withdrew from the south and immigrated to the north to get job opportunities and obtain more equal stance: passing trying to blend with the dominate group, ex. Protests like the civil rights movement (goal is to change the oppression)
