GenSoc Flashcards
is simply a casual notion of distinction as male or female, man or woman, and boy or girl indicative of the stereotype generalization of the differences of each gender.
gender
Each person has individual desires, thoughts, and feelings regardless of their
gender
supposed to have “clean jobs” such as secretaries, teachers, and librarians
women
are supposed to make less money than men
women
do “dirty jobs” such as construction and mechanics
men
established the first official worldwide recognition of women’s equality and non-discrimination on the basis on sex
united nations charter of 1945 and universal declaration of human rights in 1948
were seen as wives and mothers and their main issues were supposed to be obtaining access to food, contraceptives, nutrition, and health care.
women
approach was developed with the idea of improving the development model by “removing disparities in social, economic, and political balances, between women and men as a pre-condition for achieving people-centered development”
gender and development
gad focuses primarily on two major frameworks
gender roles and social relations analysis
focuses on social construction of identities within the household
gender role
Increase women’s political participation and harness their labour capacities to meet national development goals.
40’s - 60’s
Development should empower women and men to greater self-reliance and assertion of own capabilities
70’s - 80’s
Integrate gender awareness and competence into mainstream development.
late 80’s - 90’s on going
can be affected by social various factors and it may also appear different from one society to another depending on the way the members of society evaluate and understand these unique roles attributed one as female or male.
gender identity
refers to the biological distinction of being male and female
sex
is an overt negative behaviors towards a person based on his or her membership in a group.
discrimination
is a term or behavior associated to sexism against an individual as indicative stereotyped beliefs against women in particular.
gender discrimination
are baseless assumptions about the characteristics, attributes, and behaviors of members of certain groups and most of them are sociocultural beliefs.
stereotypes
or integrating gender into development planning in all sectors of society requires a uniform understanding of various concepts
mainstreaming
is the sustained capacity to achieve a better life. Having a better life means members have a higher life expectancy and enjoy a higher quality of life.
development
was not recognized until recently. Because men were perceived as dominant in the productive sphere, and because of the secondary importance given to reproductive functions, male needs and concerns became the focus of development initiatives, with the assumption that these concerns to apply to all
gender dimension
led to the neglect of concerns particular to women. The neglect is now being redressed through affirmative action in which women are given the advantage so they can catch up in areas where they have fallen behind, and through policy and program formulation that considers the specific needs of women and men.
gender blindness
emerged in the fifteenth century and is derived from the French
societe
society
are similar concepts, but their scopes are different
society and culture
differentiate societies based on a variety of factors.
social scientist
it is a sociologist, differentiates societies into four levels based on their level of technology, communication, and economy
lenski
consist minimally of a large extended family, and generally as groups of families connected either by kinship or by geopolitical factors
families
has a profound effect on patterns of community.
cultural evolution
settled around seasonal food supplies eventually become agrarian
villages.
hunter-gatherer tribes
is the simplest form of human society
band
grew to become towns and cities
villages
is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by
perceived descent from a common ancestor
clan