SOSC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9-13: Moral Economy, Complex Number, Corn Laws

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1000
• Professor: Terry Conlin

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Notes from campbell, thompson, bell & shills readings. Young men must be noble and young women must be virgins. Premarital love affairs forbidden, with severe punishments. Does not speak of mistreatment inside family father is chief authoritative figured, followed by eldest son individual cannot abandon or change his family. Honor is connected to strength rather than justice. Every member of family is responsible for actions of any one member. Honor is in the (cid:498)manliness of the men(cid:499) and the sexual shame of the women. Strict gender roles, or (cid:498)ideal types of social personality for men and women(cid:499): to be a man means to be courageous, fearless, strong and self-confident, impatient loyalty and internal cohesion. Women are fearful, modest, patient, sensitive to shame and have greater depths of love. Women are cunning, corrupting men, threatening his honour. Women are sent by the devil to (cid:498)provoke men"s hearts with sexual passions(cid:499)