SOC102H1 Chapter Notes -Glass Ceiling, Gender Role, Gender Inequality
Document Summary
Gender inequality having a gender have more adv then the other gender. Sex a biological concept that differentiates male from female. Gender roles patterns/behaviour we see in men and women. Gender socialization process by which ppl learn their gender based behaviour. The socialization process links gender to personal identity in the form of gender identity and to distinctive activities in the form of gender roles. Women develop depression probs while men develop drug/alcohol abuse and chronic health conditions. Structural sexism the different ways men nd women r treated by society. Glass ceiling women have hidden talents and success yet they cant reach or enter the topmost position. Feminization of pov women r clearly over-rep among the impoverished ppl of the world. Suffrage mov aka first wave important gains for women"s rights in cnda thru late 19th cen. Feminist ideology aka feminism form of political activism that tries to change the conditions under which men and women lead their lives.
