SOC 603 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Sex Segregation, Glass Ceiling, Double Bind
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There are very few tasks, in very few societies, that are not allocated by gender. In more traditional societies in which women"s legal status is lower women do more work than the men do, up to 35 per cent more in terms of time. The changing gender composition of the labour force: women with children at home have been one of the fastest-growing groups in the labour force. The persistence of gender ideologies: many north americans still believe in the "traditional" male breadwinner/female housewife model even if our own lives no longer reflect it. If he makes less than his wife does, both partners may engage in deviance neutralization, understating income or exaggerating his contribution to preserve the idea of the male breadwinner o. Both members of a couple may regard her work as more flexible no matter what she does: many women performed v s emotion work making sure that : the masculine workplace was well-oiled and functioned smoothly.
