SOC275H5 Lecture 5: SOC275 -
5 Apr 2017
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Lecture 5-separate and unequal: the gendered world of work. The modern divide between the public and private sphere in the 19th century: male breadwinner and mother stays at home. Industrialization-the shift from farming to factory work: economic relationship between capitalist owners and proletariat work, work therefore moved outside the home so the space outside the home. If the kelly girl doesn"t work out then they wont pay: temp work. Image shows submissive femininity (looks up in the photo), contract work: typical precarious employee is the kelly girl, this message is towards male business owners. Jennifer lawrence and the hollywood pay gap: the movie american hustle, men received 9% of the movie profit, women received 7% of the movie profit, women and men take on expectations of men and women. In terms of hiring and wage negotiations: unequal division of the second shift (especially childbearing) + the persistent male norm in the workplace.
