Gender Inequality: Understanding Social Stratification and Feminist Perspectives
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Gender & Inequality
– Gender: personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being male or female
– Gender Stratification: the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women
Male/Female Differences
– We must be careful not to think of social differences in biological terms
– Differences in physical abilities, but in athletics the gap is smaller today
– Differences in abilities reflect both biology and socialization
– No difference
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Gender & Inequality
Male/Female Differences
– We must be careful not to think of social differences in biological terms.
– Differences in physical abilities exist, but in athletics, the gap is smaller today.
– Differences in abilities reflect both biology and socialization.
– There is no difference in overall intelligence between males and females.
Gender in Global Perspective
The Israeli Kibbutz
– Gender equality is one of its stated goals.
– Men and women share in both work and decision-making.
– Girls
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Basic Concepts
Concepts and Variables
A basic element of science is the concept, a mental construct that represents some part of the world in a simplified form. Sociologists use concepts to label aspects of social life.
A variable is a concept whose value changes from case to case. For example, “height” has a value that varies from person to person. The use of variables depends on measurement, a procedure for determining the value of a variable in a specific case.
Some variables are easy to measure,
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Basic Concepts in Sociology
A basic element of science is the concept, a mental construct that represents some part of the world in a simplified form. Sociologists use concepts to label aspects of social life.
- A variable is a concept whose value changes from case to case. (“Height”, for example, has a value that varies from person to person).
- The use of variables depends on measurement, a procedure for determining the value of a variable in a specific case. Some variables are easy to measure, as
Understanding Social Stratification: A Critical Analysis of Davis-Moore and Tumin’s Perspectives
Basic Concepts
A basic element of science is the concept, a mental construct that represents some part of the world in a simplified form. Sociologists use concepts to label aspects of social life.
- A variable is a concept whose value changes from case to case. (“Height”, for example, has a value that varies from person to person).
- The use of variables depends on measurement, a procedure for determining the value of a variable in a specific case. Some variables are easy to measure, as when a nurse checks
Understanding Social Stratification: Concepts, Theories, and Critiques
Basic Concepts in Sociology
A concept is a fundamental element of science, representing a simplified mental construct of a real-world aspect. Sociologists utilize concepts to categorize facets of social life.
A variable is a concept whose value fluctuates across different cases. For instance, “height” varies from one individual to another.
Utilizing variables hinges on measurement, a process for ascertaining a variable’s value in a specific instance. While some variables, like blood pressure, are easily
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