SOCL 2501 : Exam 2 Notes From Class With Definitions
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The personal traits and life chances that a society links to being female or male. Sex: the biological distinction between females and males. Dowry different now, but brides family still pays. Gender is an important dimension of social inequality: matriarchy is far less common, male = social order. Patriarchy widely evident in the u. s. and around the world. Explanations of patriarchy human biology: brain power, greater aggressiveness (testosterone, men"s greater body size and strength (matter more at 1 point in time, most sociologist reject the idea that any behavior is hard-wired into. The problem of sexism: female enrollment, lack of women in science jobs. Gender and the mass media: advertising is directed toward women, but ignores them in tv programming, day tv women, night tv men, women love salad. Better children"s books (race: gendered college majors, dutch women could protest but native women could not, discrimination between 2 different groups of women.
