CHAPTER 11- GENDER
Sex: Biological characteristics distinguishing males and females.
Gender: Social characteristics, bahviors and attitudes which vary from
one society to another and refer to what the group considers proper
for its males and females.
*We inherit our sex, but we learn our gender.
Social Significance of Gender
Gender is a means by which society controls its members; it
sorts us, on the basis of sex, into different life experiences.
Gender opens and closes doors to power, prestije and property.
Master status cutting across all aspects of life.
Difference vs. Inequality
Patriarchy (ataerkillik): A system in which mean as a group
dominate women, and authority is vested in men.
Sexism (cinsiyetçilik): Prejudice, stereotyping or discrimination
typically against women, on the basis of sex.
Gender Inequality
Sex typing of work
Gender tracking (men and women are channelled into
different educational paths)
The Pay Gap
The Testosterone Bonus
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