SOCL 2001 : Exam 3 Notes Sociology
Document Summary
Sexual objectification: representing or treating a person like a sex object; one. Exam 3 material: media is increasingly sexualized that serves another"s sexual pleasure. Quick and subconscious (only 8% received by mind) How women look is most important- ideal female beauty. Ads often turn human beings into things, objects (dehumanization) Men and women are expected to act diff in diff cultures. Not based on anatomy based on how you act as a boy or girl. Attitudes and activities that are appropriate for each sex. In u. s. jobs trend towards basis of sex rather than gender (nurses, engineers) Expectations on how people will act based on their sex. Belief that one sex is superior to the other. Patriarchy- social organization in which males dominate females. Be a big boy and big girl convey different messages. Guy sprawled out on a bus men take up a lot of space. More men are reporting body dissatisfaction than a decade ago.
