AHSC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Androcentrism

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Appl. Hum. Sc.
• Course: AHSC 241
• Professor: Robert Hopp

Document Summary

Not in today"s society: catharsis theory of play extended to all, even though the research behind it used only men, for all these examples, knowledge was developed by men, for men, and they simply assumed" that the knowledge would also apply to women, do women experience leisure the same way as men, men can separate work, leisure and family life more easily than women. Gender is a disqualifier for elected officials: being a women has meant, at least in north america, that you are not the right material for a national position such as prime minister [canada] or president [the us], women have long been seen as too emotional, unable to make the necessary rational decisions. Toy aisles: buying toys [or clothes, even] for babies/toddlers, there is almost no such thing as a gender neutral toy; there are toys for boys and toys for girls, children are socialized very quickly to play with toys that are deemed appropriate".