SOC275H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7-11: Gangsta Rap, Hegemonic Masculinity, Human Male Sexuality
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School is the second primary socializing institution in the traditional sociological schema. We enter education as gendered beings, already exposed to gender difference and gender inequality through families, peers, religions, and media: the classroom reproduces these differences and the inequality that often goes with them. Education was traditionally limited by sex and class, and in the modern world, has been limited by race. Until the 19th century, most canadian children received very little education, and education was conducted under church auspices. By the late 19th century, formal education had expanded significantly, and primary education became mandatory in most provinces. Education was conceived of in gendered terms, particularly for boys who were to learn manliness". In addition to being gendered, education was often segregated by race. By 1900, about 10% of university students were women; not until the 1960s did women"s participation rates increase dramatically: by the 1980s, female students had become the majority.