Structured inequality: gender and stratification M2 Flashcards
What did Mead discover during her observations of cultures?
The culture is the key for gender differences
What is dangerous masculinity?
-our cultural defining masculinity with aggression and violence
How does structural functionalism see gender stratification?
- organizes social life
- helpful
- gives men and women roles
- social unity by families
What theoretical approach did Talcott Parsons have and what did he comment on?
- structural functionalism
- stratification of gender
What did Talcott Parsons argue?
- gender differences help integrate society structurally (what we do) and morally
- gives each sex important tasks
- links men and women into family units
- socialization of children into traditional roles
What do symbolic interactionists say about gender stratification?
- guides social interactions
- helpful and harmful
- helps us relate to one another
- effects everyday actions and impulses
What does social conflict say about gender stratification?
- reacts with class, race and ethnicity to create levels of disadvantage
- harmful
- limits peoples personal development
- divides society by giving power to men
What style of theories did Engels have and what did he say about gender?
- social conflict approach
- Engels said gender is the power of one sex over another
- capitalism is the basis of gender stratification ( it isn’t)
What is intersection theory?
- Analysis of the interplay of race, class and gender, resulting in many disadvantages
- data has shown this to be true, First Nation women
What is the point of intersectional theory?
Gender doesn’t operate alone, class and race combine to form disadvantages
What ideas do feminists believe in? (5)
- increase equality
- expand human choice, anyone can have any human emotion (men can be emotional)
- eliminating gender stratification
- stop sexual violence
- sexual freedom, birth control and sexuality
