A02 cultural influences on gender role Flashcards
What are the 3 sections
Cultural similarities
Cultural variations
Culture or biology
Talk about cultural similarities
Fact that labour divisions are similar suggest biology plays major role of dev if gender roles
Who tested cultural similarities
Sugihara
What did sugihara do and find
Found that Japanese mean didn’t want to be like americans and all macho shit. Instead prefer end to be more involved in art which is stereotypes as feminine
What are the 3 sections for cultural differences
Spatial perception
Conformity
Historical changes
Who offers an alternative biological explanation in terms of spatial perception
Kimura
What did kimura say
In hunting so cities those with poor spatial perception are likely to die, thus eliminating such gebes from the gene pool
This would explain why in so cities where both men and women Jun nomadic societies there would be less gender differences in spatial abilities rather than just simply culture
Who tested conformity
Barry
What did Barry say
That women in nomadic cultures weren’t regarded as much as objects and as sexual and reproductive needs for men
This meant they had more power and has a higher position in the social group and don’t need to conform as much to the demands of the powerful members of society
Talk about historical changes
Supports idea of cultural differences cz it’s been found that in cultures that are better socioeconomic ally had women with higher status which meant male and female division of labour was less obvious.
Williams and best
Talk about culture or biology
Fact there are universal s point to biology, but there are diff within these universals so social factors equally important
Conclusion is there’s a complex interaction between bith factors
