SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Talcott Parsons, Gender Role, Nuclear Family
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The sociology of gender (roles, representation, power) soc 202 october 6 lecture 4. Talcott parsons: gendered roles and expectations exist and thus must serve some social need and fulfill a social role. This supports the dominant ideology of gender inequality, as well as notions of the 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 meaning are derived from social interaction. For example, the politics of heterosexual dating expectations or ritual such as (the male has to ask the female out) In contemporary society two distinct roles were established view common sense gender roles: