Chapter 9: Gender Differentiation Flashcards
Gender
A social status that refers to differences between the sexes, specifically to differences in masculinity and femininity
Social Bases of Gender Differentiation
Parents assume females are non-aggressive by nature - discourage rough, competitive activities
Parents assume males are have physical/analytic ability by nature
- encourage activities like puzzles and sports = boys become good at them
Structural Functional Theory in Gender Differentiation
Women play expressive role: raising children, maintaining home, clean clothes, provide food
Men play instrumental roles: protects and provides for family; “head of the household”
Conflict Theory in Gender Differentiation
Women’s relative social status, domestic violence, rape and disparages in wages = results from men
Beguines
Communes existing during the Middle Ages that consisted of peasant women who chose not to marry and took vow of celibacy
primary labor market
The labor market reserved for people who will advance to high-level positions. Offers job security, on-the-job training, high wages, and frequent promotions. Corp. managers, professionals, and engineers belong to this market.
secondary labor market
The labor market in which jobs pay poorly, there is little job security and there are few promotions or salary increases. Most women work in the secondary labor force in secretarial typical and clerical jobs
comparable worth
Evaluating and rewarding different occupations equally if the work in each occupation requires the same level of skill and is of equal value to employer
Autonomy
The ability to decide how work will be done
Feminization of Poverty
An increase in the proportion of women below the poverty line, particularly female heads of households
acquaintance rape
Rape by someone who is known to the person being raped (such as in date rape)
