SOC 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Gender Role, Ascribed Status

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Willow Scobie

Document Summary

There is a difference between gender and sex. Gender is the sense of being male or female and is typically with reference to masculine or feminine social and cultural roles rather than biological differences. Sex is either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans are divided into based on their reproductive functions and organs. A gender stereotype is a shared cultural hegemonic belief about how most people typically" view men and women. Doing gender is candace west and don zimmerman"s term for the (often unconscious) activity of managing ones conduct in a ay that is consistent with what is generally considered appropriate to one"s sex category. Throughout history genders have often not been seen as equals. Although it is better now, gender strati cation (the channelling of men and women into different, usually unequal, life situations) still exists in the 21st century, especially in other countries. Women are approaching men in the labour force participation rate.