SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Matriarchy, Gender Role, Peer Pressure

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Carolyn Gordon

Document Summary

Subordination of one sex, usually female, based on the assumed superiority of the other sex. 2) stereotypical beliefs that reinforces, complement, or justify prejudice. Patriarchy vs. matriarchy patriarchy: a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural, political, and economic structures are controlled by men matriarchy: a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural, political, and economic structures are controlled by women. 3 factors in determining the gendered division of labour in a society: 2: how much women"s childbearing activities are compatible with certain types of work the type of subsistence base the supply and demand for labour. Historical perspective on gender division of labour subsistence: means by which a society gain the basic necessities of life (food, clothing, shelter) preindustrial societies: hunting and gathering; horticultural and pastoral; agrarian; industrial; pos-industrial. 1: gender inequality and male dominance became institutionalized. 3) inequality results from private ownership of property the economy is agriculturally based.