ANSC 2060 Chapter : Ch 10 Anatomy And Physiology Of Dogs And Cats
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Discrimination: while prejudice is an attitude, discrimination is a matter of actions, discrimination can be positive or negative, institutional discrimination is built into the operation of social institutions, including the economy, schools, and the legal system. The problem of sexism: sexism is the assertion that one sex is innately inferior to the other, sexism supports patriarchy by claiming that men are better than women and therefore should dominate them. Gender and the mass media: advertising is directed toward women, but ignores them in tv programming. Gender and politics: women have played only a marginal role in this nation"s political history, women"s issues, in 2009, 24% of the state legislators were women and 8 of the 50 state governors were women. Problems of aging: social isolation becomes a problem as people enter retirement, closes off an important source of contact with others, retirement poses problems as one leaves paid work behind.
