SOCL 2001 : Test 3
Document Summary
Sexual objectification representing/treating a person like a sex object or one that serves another"s sexual pleasure: media is increasingly sexualized. Normal or right actions of man and woman. Men are more aggressive, women more emotional, nurturing. Based on social and cultural expectations: sex biological characteristics. Sexism belief that 1 sex is superior to the other. Women stayed home took care of children: us characterized of patriarchy society, power of elite control decisions of country, changing currently, doing gender we behave according to what is expected of us by society. Taught to value appearance: masculinity young boys learn how to act. How do we learn gender: family is it a boy or a girl? question. Chief executive, outside playing with children: women are seen doing domestic tasks. Seen in ads being young, beautiful, and seductive. Have to have virginal sense that they are young, but they also have to be sexual
