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    This document discusses gender stratification and the disproportionate distribution of life chances between males and females in society. It explores the differences between sex (biological) and gender (social/cultural), and how gender roles are learned through socialization agents like family, media, education and religion. Different theories on the basis of gender differences and stratification are presented, like functionalism focusing on instrumental and expressive roles, and conflict theory emphasizing unequal power and the oppression of women. Examples of gender inequalities discussed include differences in income, the glass ceiling effect, and women taking on a second shift of domestic duties.

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    This document discusses gender stratification and the disproportionate distribution of life chances between males and females in society. It explores the differences between sex (biological) and gender (social/cultural), and how gender roles are learned through socialization agents like family, media, education and religion. Different theories on the basis of gender differences and stratification are presented, like functionalism focusing on instrumental and expressive roles, and conflict theory emphasizing unequal power and the oppression of women. Examples of gender inequalities discussed include differences in income, the glass ceiling effect, and women taking on a second shift of domestic duties.

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    Gender Stratification

    Why do we study gender stratification?

    Gender stratification

    Society divides people into males & females


    Distributes life chances disproportionately between males & females!

    Gender Stratification

    What are the examples of disproportionate distribution of life chances between the gender in our society?

    Gender Stratification

    The difference between


    SEX GENDER

    Difference between

    Sex
    BiologicalXX vs XY Innate,natural differences

    Gender(gender role)
    Expected behavior (how one is to behave?) Cultural/Social (artificial creation by society)

    Gender role socialization

    How do we learn to behave in accordance to our sex?


    Media, family, school (education), religion

    Basis of gender difference

    Mead
    Arapesh-no gender roleM&W alike(feminine) Mundugumor-no gender roleM&W alike (Masculine) Tchambuli-gender roleMen are feminine & women are masculine

    Conclusions

    What is the basis of gender role?


    Biological? Cultural/social?

    Gender Stratification

    Functionalism

    Conflict

    Interaction

    Functionalism

    Parsons & Bales


    Expressive role

    Instrumental role

    Instrumental & Expressive Role

    Expressive: Caring, compassionate, cooperative

    Instrumental: Aggressive, competitive, assertive

    Conflict

    Unequal power
    Marxsbourgeoisie & proletariat Women as oppressed majority or minority!

    Conflict

    Sexism (attitude)ideology of superiority of men

    Discrimination (Institutional) denying life chances as normal operation (everyday practice)

    Interaction

    Conversation styles show male/female differences


    What does it mean? (It is for you to decide)

    Women in the USA/World wide

    Unequal status around the world


    Feminization of poverty Income differences between mens & womens job Glass ceiling

    Status of women

    Hochschindsecond shift

    Minority womenwomen first or race/ethnicity first

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