SOC102H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Victims Family, Reproductive Health, Intersectionality
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Gender risk (p188) gender risk : particular constellation of dangers associated with being a woman or a man. Has variability depending on level of economic development, cultural traditions and the political circumstances of their country and region of residence. On average, women live longer than men (but higher birth ratio of men to women) High sex ratio indicates high gender risk for women which suggest female-selective abortion is prominent (p189)female-selective abortion : terminating a pregnancy because the child is expected to be female. Most prominent in china and india due to technology that allows to determine the sex of the child and a one child policy (china) (p193) patriarchy: system of inequality between women and men. Supported by structures of power rooted in the economy and the political system and cultural traditions rooted in religion (p194) ex. 1959 : women wore bikinis and socialized openly with men.
