SOCI 2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Patrilocal Residence, Matrilocal Residence, Ethnocentrism
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Lecture one - intro to gsws: gender sensitive lense. Mentioned in the bible as the eldest male in the house and he will rule over everyone in the house, rule over both male and females. Both social institutions and economic and cultural resources are controlled by men. What is considered masculine is more highly valued. Under patriarchy men benefit as a group, but not all groups of men benefit equally. Because of the following determiners, one man may be higher up socially than: race, religion, sexuality, wealth, age another. Based on north american standards, in the chart above man a would be considered better than man because man a meets the standards set for a successful man in north america. Women are disadvantaged as a group, but because of the same categories as above, some may have a further disadvantage or advantage.