SOC100H5 Chapter Notes -Social Constructionism, Symbolic Interactionism, Sex Segregation
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Essentialism: no genes identified, theory ignores role of power. Conflict theory: men are usually in position of greater power and authority than women, from point of view of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, gender differences in behaviour are based in biological differences between men and women. Functionalism and essentialism: claim traditional gender roles help to integrate society, men learn instrumental traits such as rationality, self-assuredness and competitiveness, women learn expressive traits such a nurturance and sensitivity to others. Critique of essentialism from conflict and feminist perspectives: essentialists ignore historical and cultural variability of gender. Some variations include: level of gender inequality; rate of male violence against women; the criteria used for mate selected, examples. In society"s with low gender inequality, tendency from women to stress good provider role for men and men to stress domestic skills of women decreases become more aggressive independence, etc. Women who take on competitive jobs have increased testosterone and.
