SOC 35 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Learning Disability, Androcentrism, Content Analysis
7 Feb 2017
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Chapter 3: understanding gender: its influence in intimate relationships. Ascribed status: born into statuses as to which we have little control over. Achieved status: acquired by virtue of our own efforts. Role expectations defined + structured around the privileges and obligations the status is believed to possess. Ex. society expects males to be strong, independent, good providers. Stereotypes: certain qualities are assigned to an individual solely on the basis of her or his social category. Gender role stereotypes: refer to the oversimplified expectations of what it means to be a woman or a man. Master/key status: the status of being female or male in our society affects all aspects of our lives. Sex: refers to biological aspects of a person --- the physiological characteristics that differentiate females and males. Gender: refers to socially learned behaviors, attitudes, and expectations associated with being female or male, femininity/masculinity. Gender behaviors + expectations are culturally constructed categories.
