Unit 3 - Section A: INEQUALITIES - Gender Identity

Question 1

What are patriarchal ideologies?

Answer 1

Where men use social media platforms to exploit and discriminate against women, which has negative consequences. E.g. Manosphere, Incel - Youtube, Twitter.

Question 2

What is gendered socialisation and stereotypes?

Answer 2

That men should be breadwinners, and women should be submissive housewives. Females are seen to have to be perfect on social media, whereas men are allowed to disengage. (e.g. gaming world is sexist)

Question 3

Li and Kirkup

Answer 3

Investigated gender differences and use of computers. They also looked at attitudes towards the use of digital communications of 220 Chinese and 245 British students - cross cultural study. Self report survey questionnaire. Found that internet usage had a significant difference in attitudes, usage, and self confidence between Chinese and British students. Men in both countries were more likely than women to use email or chatrooms. Men played more computer games than women. Men in both countries were more self-confident about computer skills than women, more likely to express opinion that using computers was a male activity or skills. Gender differences higher in British group than Chinese groups. Illustrates continued significance of gender in students attitudes toward, and use of computers, within different cultural contexts.