SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Talcott Parsons, Glass Ceiling, Symbolic Interactionism

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 202
• Professor: Graeme Metcalf

Document Summary

Talcott parsons: gendered roles and expectations exist and thus must serve some social need and fulfil a social role. This supports the dominant ideology of gender inequality, as well as notions of dominance of heteronormativity. Widely shared expectations about how males and females are supposed to act. Gender socialization via media begins early: when children and teens are exposed to fairly widespread images of masculinity (strong, sexually aggressive) and femininity (weak, sexually passive) Examines how we act within society and believe that meaning is produced through our interactions with others. We act toward each other on the basis of the meanings we have for each other, these meanings are derived from social interaction. For example, the politics of heterosexual dating expectations or rituals such as . In contemporary society two gender roles have been made: breadwinner: male, life outside the home, working, money maker , homemaker: female, life inside the home, child rearing, domestic obligations.