性别和年龄社会分层课件_1.pptVIP

Gender Stratification Why do we study gender stratification? Gender stratification Society divides people into males females Distributes life chances disproportionately between males females! Gender Stratification What are the examples of disproportionate distribution of life chances between the gender in our society? Gender Stratification The difference between… SEX GENDER Difference between… Sex— Biological—XX vs XY Innate,natural differences Gender—(gender role) Expected behavior (how one is to behave?) Cultural/Social (artificial creation by society) Gender role socialization How do we learn to behave in accordance to our sex? Media, family, school (education), religion Basis of gender difference… Mead Arapesh-no gender role—MW alike(feminine) Mundugumor-no gender role—MW alike (Masculine) Tchambuli-gender role—Men are feminine women are masculine Conclusions… What is the basis of gender role? Biological? Cultural/social? Gender Stratification Functionalism Conflict Interaction Functionalism Parsons Bales Expressive role Instrumental role Instrumental Expressive Role Expressive: Caring, compassionate, cooperative Instrumental: Aggressive, competitive, assertive Conflict Unequal power Marx’s—bourgeoisie proletariat Women as oppressed majority or minority! Conflict Sexism (attitude)—ideology of superiority of men Discrimination (Institutional) denying life chances as normal operation (everyday practice) Interaction Conversation styles show male/female differences What does it mean? (It is for you to decide) Women in the USA/World wide Unequal status around the world Feminization of poverty Income differences between men’s women’s job Glass ceiling Status of women Hochschind—second shift Minority women—women first or race/ethnicity first * * *