2.2 Perspectives On Gender Inequality

Question 1

(Functionalist) Murdock said gender division of labour is what?

Answer 1

Natural
Universal
Functional

Question 2

(Functionalist) who did Murdock study and what did he find?

Answer 2

250 societies

Women took on caring and domestic role in all

Question 3

(Functionalist) parsons and bales - men take on which role?

Answer 3

Instrumental

Practical role

Question 4

(Functionalist) parsons - women take on which role?

Answer 4

Expressive

Caring role

Question 5

(Functionalist) parsons roles are determined by what?

Answer 5

Biology

Question 6

(Functionalist) parsons says instruments and expressive roles are what for society?

Answer 6

functional

Question 7

(Functionalist) rastogi talked about which theory?

Answer 7

Human capital theory

Question 8

(Functionalist) rastogi - what is human capital?

Answer 8

The knowledge, skill and behaviours we learn through education and experience

Question 9

(Functionalist) rastogi - who have more human capital? Why?

Answer 9

Men by putting work first

Question 10

(Functionalist) Rastogi - gender inequality is due to society being what?

Answer 10

Meritocratic

Men are worth more at work

Question 11

(Functionalist) criticism - what do they ignore?

Answer 11

Socialisation

Question 12

(Functionalist) criticism - Oakley would say gender roles are what?

Answer 12

Socially constructed

Question 13

(Functionalist) criticism - HCT ignores what?

Answer 13

Structural constraints society puts on women

Question 14

(Functionalist) Criticism - why can the perspective be seen as outdated?

Answer 14

Gender roles have changed

Question 15

(New right) see gender roles as what?

Answer 15

Biological and natural

Question 16

(New right) which family type is best?

Answer 16

Nuclear family

Question 17

(New right) what are traditional gender roles within the nuclear family good for?

Answer 17

Individuals and society

Question 18

(New right) the male breadwinner does what?

Answer 18

Supports the family

No need for state support

Question 19

(New right) the female housewife does what?

Answer 19

Supports the breadwinner and socialises children

Question 20

(New right) schlafly sees marriage as what?

Answer 20

The most fulfilling role for women

Question 21

(New right) criticism - there is no proof gender roles are what?

Answer 21

Biological

Question 22

(New right) criticism - ignores what about family life?

Answer 22

The dark side

Question 23

(New right) criticism - outdated, ignore people adopting what?

Answer 23

Non traditional gender roles

Question 24

(New right) criticism - look to what?

Answer 24

Golden age that never existed

Abuse and affairs have always existed

Question 25

(Weber) what do Barron and Norris talk about?

Answer 25

Dual labour market

Question 26

(Weber) B and N - what is the primary labour market?

Answer 26

Well paid jobs
Security
Good promotional prospects

Question 27

(Weber) B and N - what is the secondary labour market?

Answer 27

Jobs with low pay and little security

Question 28

(Weber)B and N where are women disproportionately represented?

Answer 28

Secondary labour market

Question 29

(Weber) there is lack of status in what?

Answer 29

The role of housewife and mother

Question 30

(Weber) social closure is what? And in what form do women experience it?

Answer 30

Exclusion from certain groups

Glass ceiling in employment

Question 31

(Weber) party - women participate less in what?

Answer 31

Groups exerting influence and power

Question 32

(Weber) feminists what was an attempt for women to pressure for social change?

Answer 32

Women’s liberation movement

Question 33

(Weber) criticism - what don’t they explain?

Answer 33

Why women are concentrated in the secondary labour market

Why men have more status

Question 34

(Postmodernist) there is no longer consensus over what?

Answer 34

What constitutes high or low status